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Australian ways of death : a social and cultural history, 1840-1918 / Pat Jalland.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Jalland, Patricia.
- Series:
- ACLS Humanities E-Book.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Funeral rites and ceremonies--Australia--History--19th century.
- Funeral rites and ceremonies.
- Mourning customs--Australia--History--19th century.
- Mourning customs.
- Death--Social aspects--Australia.
- Death.
- Australia--Social life and customs--19th century.
- Australia.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (vi, 378 p., [16] p. of plates ) ill. ;
- Place of Publication:
- Melbourne ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2002.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This book examines where and how people have died in Australia; how they have been buried, mourned, and commemorated; and how social and regional factors have influenced mortality rates and people's consciousness of death and loss.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 362-370) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9786610533145
- 9781280533143
- 1280533145
- 9781429400367
- 1429400366
- Publisher Number:
- 2027/heb03436 hdl
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