The work of the dead : a cultural history of mortal remains / Thomas W. Laqueur.
By: Laqueur, Thomas Walter [author.]
Material type: TextPublisher: Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, 2015Description: xix, 711 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780691157788; 0691157782Subject(s): Funeral rites and ceremonies -- Cross-cultural studies | Death -- Social aspects -- Cross-cultural studiesDDC classification: 306.9 LOC classification: GT3150 | .L37 2015Bibliography, Etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.Awards: Cundill Prize in Historical Literature Finalist, 2016.Item type | Current library | Shelving location | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Book | John Bulow Campbell Library | 1 West | GT3150 .L37 2015 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 0182903293393 |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Cundill Prize in Historical Literature Finalist, 2016.