vii, 123 pages, 42 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 24 cm
regular print
Contents
Sharing, caring and fitting in : Community memorials -- Unlucky Australians? : Memorials to indigenous people -- From Bernborough to the Dogline : Memorials to animals -- 'Our cars kill us' : Roadside memorials -- Fire and Earth : Natural disasters and lost landscapes -- Trains, planes, bombs and ferries : Memorialising civil disasters
Summary
This book charts the transformation of Australian ways of mourning over the last forty years through a study of memorial stones particular means by which those who live on commemorate the dead. It explores the reasons memorials are set up and how they are used by those who visit them
Analysis
Australian
Death
Grief
Memorials
Monuments
Social customs
Sociology: customs & folklore (Australia)
Sociology: death & suicide (Australia)
Notes
Includes index
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 109-117) and index
