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The Work of the Dead: A Cultural History of Mortal Remains

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 | #317787 in Books |  Thomas W Laqueur |  2015-10-13 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  9.40 x2.10 x6.50l,.0 | File type: PDF | 736 pages

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||20 of 22 people found the following review helpful.| Bravo! A Masterful Examination of Our Relationship to the Dead|By Kim Stacey|As a licensed funeral director, funeral historian, anthropologist and amateur thanatologist, I've got to say this book is everything I expected it to be. Scholarly, yes; but the surprise comes with Laqueur's often very beautiful prose. I love the book, and can recommend it to anyone who enjoys a well| |Winner of the 2016 PROSE Award in European & World History, Association of American Publishers|Winner of the 2016 Stansky Book Prize, North American Conference on British Studies|Winner of the 2016 Cundill Prize in Historical Literature, McGil

The Greek philosopher Diogenes said that when he died his body should be tossed over the city walls for beasts to scavenge. Why should he or anyone else care what became of his corpse? In The Work of the Dead, acclaimed cultural historian Thomas Laqueur examines why humanity has universally rejected Diogenes's argument. No culture has been indifferent to mortal remains. Even in our supposedly disenchanted scientific age, the dead body still matters―for indivi...

You can specify the type of files you want, for your gadget.The Work of the Dead: A Cultural History of Mortal Remains   |  Thomas W. Laqueur. A good, fresh read, highly recommended.

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