| Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 308 pages) : illustrations |
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The meaning of death / by P.-L. Chau and Jonathan Herring -- Death, euthanasia and the medical profession / by Emily Jackson -- Criminalising carers : death desires and assisted dying outlaws / by Hazel Biggs -- Is there a human right to die? / by Antje Du Bois-Pedain -- Religious perspectives on the afterlife : origin, development and funeral rituals in the Christian tradition / by Peter C. Jupp -- Purgatory : the beginning and the end / by Frank Woodman and Judith Middleton-Stewart -- Rites, rights, writing : 'Tintern Abbey', death and the will / by Sarah Goodwin -- Death, ritual and material culture in South London / by Daniel Miller and Fiona Parrott -- Death on the edge of the lifeworld : the (mis- )appropriation of (post- )modern death / by Graham Scambler -- Dealing with bodies -- 'Hot' homicides and the role of police-suspect interviews in the investigation of illegal deaths / by Martin Innes -- Property, harm and the corpse / by David Price -- Crimes against the dead / by Jonathan Herring -- Death and tort / by Steve Hedley -- An anatomist's perspective on the Human Tissue Act 2004 / by Joanne Wilton -- Anatomical bodies and materials of memory / by Elizabeth Hallam |
| Summary |
What is the meaning of death in contemporary Britain, and in other cultures, and how has it changed over time? This is a collection of essays which tackle the diverse ways in which death is experienced in modern society |
| Notes |
"This book is the sixth in a series by the Cambridge Socio-Legal Group and is a product of a three-day workshop held in September 2006"--Page v |
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Includes bibliographical references and index |
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Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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Dead bodies (Law)
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Death -- Public opinion
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Death -- Religious aspects.
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Funeral rites and ceremonies -- Law and legislation
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Right to die.
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Death -- Psychological aspects.
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Euthanasia.
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Funeral rites and ceremonies.
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Right to Die
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Attitude to Death
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Euthanasia
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Funeral Rites
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funerals.
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LAW -- Health.
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Right to die
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Funeral rites and ceremonies
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Euthanasia
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Death -- Psychological aspects
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Dead bodies (Law)
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Death -- Public opinion
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Death -- Religious aspects
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Dood.
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Juridische aspecten.
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Sociale aspecten.
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Religieuze aspecten.
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Dead bodies (Law)
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Death -- Public opinion.
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Death -- Religious aspects.
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Burial laws.
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| Genre/Form |
proceedings (reports)
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Conference papers and proceedings
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Conference papers and proceedings.
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Actes de congrès.
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Brooks-Gordon, Belinda.
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Cambridge Socio-Legal Group.
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| LC no. |
2008273163 |
| ISBN |
9781847313911 |
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1847313914 |
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1281357219 |
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9781281357212 |
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9781472564115 |
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1472564111 |
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