Death in England by Peter Jupp

Death in England by Peter Jupp

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This work provides a social history of death from the earliest times to Diana, Princess of Wales. As we discard the 20th century taboo about death, this book charts the story of the way in which our forebears coped with a fundamental aspects of their daily lives.

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Death in England by Peter Jupp

Death in England provides the first ever social history of death from the earliest times 500,000 BC to Diana, Princess of Wales.. The book reveals how attitudes, practices and beliefs about death have undergone constant change: how, why and at what ages people died; plagues and violence; wills and deathbeds; funerals and memorials; beliefs and bereavement.. Richly illustrated - striking and often very powerful images.. In time with the spirit of the age and coming Millenium key scholars in their field write on their respective periods.. With the recent upturn of popular interest in death - through films,TV, books and newspapers - this book will prove stimulating to the general reader; to students of archaeology, art, history, medicine and sociology. -- .
Peter C. Jupp is Visiting Fellow, Department of Sociology, University of Bristol. Clare Gittings is Education Officer at the National Portrait Gallery, London
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ISBN 13 9780719058110
ISBN 10 0719058112
Title Death in England
Author Peter Jupp
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Manchester University Press
Year published 1999-12-30
Number of pages 304
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