Vigor Mortis by Kate Berridge

Vigor Mortis by Kate Berridge

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Summary

Vigor Mortis lobs a grenade at the idea that death is taboo. It reveals the new approach to death with a lively and provocative analysis of how and why death is reverting from the private to public domain. This is a social change as significant as the sexual revolution of the 1960s.

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Vigor Mortis by Kate Berridge

Examines the history of the rituals of death, and the different ways the dead are treated around the world.
Kate Berridge is a brilliant young journalist who has written for all the national broadsheets, Vogue, Harpers & Queen and many other glossy magazines. This is her first book. She has made her own funeral video and keeps a skeleton by her desk instead of wearing a watch...
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ISBN 13 9781861971777
ISBN 10 186197177X
Title Vigor Mortis
Author Kate Berridge
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Profile Books Ltd
Year published 2001-08-31
Number of pages 288
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.