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Death Is That Man Taking Names
By: Burt, Robert
Published by: University of California Press
The American culture of death changed radically in the 1970s. For terminal illnesses, hidden decisions by physicians were rejected in favor of rational self-control by patients asserting their "right to die"--initially by refusing medical treatment and more recently by physician-assisted suicide.
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Price: $15.95
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Death's Dominion
By: Woods, Simon
Published by: Open University Press
This book looks at death and the issues and ethical dilemmas faced at the end of life. It addresses the central issues in the field such as withholding and withdrawing treatment, euthanasia and assisted suicide, terminal sedation and CPR (Cardio-pulmonary Resuscitation) and palliative care. The author also speculated about how things might develop in the future, exploring life extension techniques and some of the problems that these might raise. This book will appeal to undergraduate and postgraduate students, and professionals with an interest in death dying and ethical issues at end of life.
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Price: $42.88
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Death, Burial and Commemoration in Ireland, 1550-1650
By: Tait, C.
Published by: Palgrave Macmillan, Ltd.
This book is the first detailed examination of death in early modern Ireland. It deals with the process of dying, the conduct of funerals, the arrangement of burials, the private and public commemoration of the dead, and ideas about the afterlife. It further considers ways in which the living fashioned ceremonies of death and the reputations of the dead to support their own ends. It will be of interest to those concerned with Irish history and death studies generally.
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Price: $95.00
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Death, Burial and Rebirth in the Religions of Antiquity
By: Davies, Jon
Published by: Routledge
Jon Davies charts the significance of death to the emerging religious cults in the pre-Christian and early Christian world. He also draws on the sociological theory of Max Weber to present a comprehensive introduction to the subject.
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Price: $40.95
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Death, Dying and Loss in the 21st Century
By: Kellehear, Allan (ed.)
Published by: eContent Management, Pty Ltd
Some 30 years ago, death was a source of embarrassment, dying was frequently viewed as medical failure, and grief was something you were expected to ‘get over' as quickly as possible. The so-called ‘taboo' on death has slowly turned upside down.
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Price: $99.00
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Death, Gender and Ethnicity
By: Field, David; Hockey, Jenny; Small, Neil
Published by: Routledge
Examines the ways in which gender and ethnicity shape the diversity of experiences of dying and bereavement. Drawing on a range of detailed case studies, this collection seeks to develop a more sensitive theoretical approach.
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Price: $57.95
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Death, Grief and Poverty in Britain, 1870-1914
By: Strange, Julie-Marie; Finn, Margot; Wrightson, Keith; Jones, Colin
Published by: Cambridge University Press
Julie-Marie Strange studies the expression of grief among the working class in Victorian and Edwardian Britain, demonstrating that poverty increased - rather than deadened - it. She illustrates the mourning practices of the working classes through chapters addressing care of the corpse, the funeral, the cemetery, and commemoration.
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Price: $73.00
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Endings
By: Kearl, Michael C.
Published by: Oxford University Press (US)
Arguing that death is the central force shaping our social life and order, the author draws on a wide variety of disciplines to provide a broad sociological perspective on the interrelationships of life and death.
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Price: $75.00
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Euthanasia, Death with Dignity and the Law
By: Biggs, Hazel
Published by: Hart Publishing, Ltd
Many advocates of euthanasia consider the criminal law to be an inappropriate medium to adjudicate the ethical and humanitarian dilemmas associated with end of life decisions. This work examines the legal response to euthanasia and end of life decisions.
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Price: $80.00
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Fragile Lives
By: McNamara, Beverley
Published by: Allen & Unwin
A sensitively observed ethnographic account of the experience of terminal illness and care.
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Price: $28.00
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