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The work of the dead : a cultural history of mortal remains

by Thomas W. Laqueur

This cultural history examines the significance of mortal remains from antiquity to the twentieth century. It analyses how the treatment of the dead, through churchyard burials, cemeteries, and memorials, helps to define human communities and connect the past with the future.

Accession 11482 ISBN 9780691157788 Publisher Princeton University Press
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