The Obituary as Collective Memory
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The Obituary as Collective Memory by Bridget Fowler
This book, the first serious academic study of obituaries, focuses on how societies remember and argues that obituaries are one important component in society's collective memory.Bridget Fowler is a Professor at the University of Glasgow, specialising in the sociology of culture, Marxist-feminism and social theory. Her previous publications include The Alienated Reader (Harvester Wheatsheaf, 1991), Pierre Bourdieu and Cultural Theory (Sage, 1997), and an edited volume, Reading Bourdieu on Society and Culture (Blackwell, 2000).
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| ISBN 13 | 9780415364935 |
| ISBN 10 | 0415364930 |
| Title | The Obituary as Collective Memory |
| Author | Bridget Fowler |
| Series | Routledge Advances In Sociology |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Routledge |
| Year published | 2007-06-27 |
| Number of pages | 312 |
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