Death in the modern world / Tony Walter.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Walter, Tony, 1948- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Death.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (313 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; Thousand Oaks, Calfornia : Sage Publications, [2020]

Summary:

Written by an internationally renowned scholar in death studies, and drawing on examples from around the world, including the UK, USA, China and Japan, The Netherlands, Scandinavia and Eastern Europe. This book investigates how key factors such as money, communication technologies, economic in/security, risk, the family, religion, and war, interact in complex ways to shape people's experiences of dying and grief.

Contents:

DEATH IN THE MODERN WORLD - FRONT COVER

DEATH IN THE MODERN WORLD

COPYRIGHT

CONTENTS

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

INTRODUCTION: DEATH'S JIGSAW

PART I - MODERNITY

CHAPTER 1 - LONGEVITY

CHAPTER 2 - MEDICINE

CHAPTER 3 - COMMODIFICATION

CHAPTER 4 - COMMUNICATION

CHAPTER 5 - DEATH DENIAL?

PART II - RISK

CHAPTER 6 - SECURITY AND INSECURITY

CHAPTER 7 - THE PHYSICAL WORLD

PART III - CULTURE

CHAPTER 8 - INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP

CHAPTER 9 - FAMILY

CHAPTER 10 - RELIGION

PART IV - NATION

CHAPTER 11 - MODERNIZING THE NATION

CHAPTER 12 - WAR

CHAPTER 13 - POLICY AND POLITICS

PART V - GLOBALIZATION

CHAPTER 14 - GLOBAL FLOWS

CHAPTER 15 - DEATH'S FUTURES

REFERENCES

INDEX.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781526480071

1526480077

9781526480088

1526480085

OCLC:

1140163718