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Last Rites

The Work of the Modern Funeral Director

Glennys Howarth author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd

Published:29th Jun '17

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First Published in 2017. This book examines death rituals and the social significance of undertaking in western society and presents an ethnographic account of funeral directing in an area of east London which, for the purposes of anonymity. It is concerned with undertakers' perceptions and organization of death rituals.

ISBN: 9781138457041

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 453g

232 pages