| Description |
viii, 252 pages, 6 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Series |
The Social history of human experience |
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Social history of human experience.
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| Contents |
To die and enter the House of Hades / Christiane Sourvinou-Inwood -- Sacred corpse, profane carrion / R.C. Finucane -- From public to private, the royal funerals in England, 1500-1830 / Paul S. Fritz -- Symbolism for the survivors / Joachim Whaley -- Death and the French historians / John McManners -- Sentiment and antiquity / David Irwin -- From ritual to ceremony / C.A. Bayly -- War and death, grief and mourning in modern Britain / David Cannadine |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Death -- Social aspects -- History.
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| Author |
Whaley, Joachim.
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| LC no. |
81018363 |
| ISBN |
0312534418 |
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