Get this item
Borrow or obtain a copy
Finding libraries that hold this item...
Details
| Document Type: | Book |
|---|---|
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Charles O Jackson |
| ISBN: | 0837197570 : 9780837197579 |
| OCLC Number: | 3167890 |
| Notes: | Includes index. |
| Description: | xi, 258 p. ; 22 cm. |
| Contents: | Prepare for death and follow me, Colonial America: Covey, C. Destination death. Earle, A. M. Death ritual in Colonial New York. Livingston, W. Of the extravagance of our funerals. Dethlefsen, E. and Deetz, J. Death's heads, cherubs, and willow trees.--Reaching for the choir invisible, the nineteenth century: Saum L. O. Death in the popular mind of pre-Civil War America. Habenstein, R. and Lamers, W. The pattern of late nineteenth-century funerals. Harris, N. The cemetery beautiful. Carter, P. If a man die, shall he live again. Phelps, E. S. The gates ajar.--Death shall have no dominion, the twentieth century: Ariès, P. Forbidden death. Bowman, L. The effects of city civilization. Blauner, R. Death and social structure. Kubler-Ross, E. On the fear of death. Blaney, H. The modern park cemetery.--Passing, an epilogue: Jackson, C. O. Death in American life. |
| Series Title: | Contributions in family studies, no. 2 |
| Responsibility: | edited by Charles O. Jackson. |
Reviews
Add a review and share your thoughts with other readers.
Be the first.
Add a review and share your thoughts with other readers.
Be the first.
Tags
Add tags for "Passing : the vision of death in America".
Be the first.
