| The Obituary as Collective Memory Contributor(s): Fowler, Bridget (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415871301 ISBN-13: 9780415871303 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $52.20 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2009 Annotation: 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. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Sociology - General - Social Science | Customs & Traditions - Social Science | Death & Dying |
| Dewey: 920 |
| Physical Information: 0.69" H x 5.98" W x 9.02" (1.00 lbs) 296 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Death/Dying |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The first serious academic study of obituaries, this book focuses on how societies remember. Bridget Fowler makes great use of the theories of Pierre Bordieu, arguing that obituaries are one important component in society's collective memory. This book, the first of its kind, will find a place on every serious sociology scholar's bookshelves. |