Zbirka: Sociologija: smrt in umiranje
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Ancient Egyptian Books of the Afterlife(1999) HORNUNG, ERIKAncient Egyptians held a rich and complex vision of the afterlife and codified their beliefs in books that were to be discovered more than two millennia later in royal tombs. Erik Hornung, the world's leading authority on these religious texts...Vezava: Mehka48,10 € -
Early Anglo-Saxon Cemeteries(2020) SAYER, DUNCANThis book moves beyond the examination of grave goods to place community at the forefront of cemetery studies. It reveals that early Anglo-Saxon cemeteries were pluralistic, multi-generational places where the physical communication of digging a grave wasVezava: Trda53,46 € -
Tomb With a View – The Stories & Glories of Graveyards(2021) ROSS, PETEROrwell Prize-nominated journalist Peter Ross uncovers the stories and glories of graveyards.Vezava: Mehka15,41 € -
Repeat Prescription(2020) SPARROW, MICHAELDr Sparrow's adventures would be utterly unbelievable were they not 100% true stories. His bedside manner may sometimes leave a little to be desired but, if you're in dire straits, this doctor will have you in stitches.Vezava: Mehka14,01 € -
Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven but Nobody Wants to Die(2020) GUTMANN, AMY (UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA),MORENO, JONATHAN D. (UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA)An incisive examination of bioethics and American healthcare, and their profound affects on American culture over the last sixty years.Vezava: Mehka23,27 € -
Outside the Box(2020)We live in a society where people struggle to look death in the eye. This book shows that, if we start talking openly about death, it can change the way we live. It is a collection of stories and images about death, dying and bereavement. People from allVezava: Mehka33,84 € -
Graves of the Great and Famous(2022) HORNE, ALASTAIRArranged thematically and illustrated with 150 photographs, Graves of the Great and Famous tours the world exploring the resting places of leading artists, thinkers, scientists, sportspeople, revolutionaries, politicians and pioneers, from great mausoleumVezava: Trda28,03 € -
Zombies(2016) LUCKHURST, ROGERZombies: A Cultural History, now available in paperback, gives a definitive short introduction to the zombie, exploring the manifold meanings of this compelling, slow-moving yet relentless monster.Vezava: Mehka16,81 € -
A Beginner's Guide to the End - How to Live Life to the Full and Die a Good Death(2019) BJ MILLERVezava: Trda35,05 € -
Parental Grief and Photographic Remembrance(2020) HAMER, FELICITY T. C. (CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY, CANADA)Felicity Hamer explores how creative, and sometimes contested, incorporations of photography within online spaces demonstrate a revival and renegotiation of historic practices propelled by a desire to commemorate the death of a child.Vezava: Mehka80,49 € -
Music and Death(2019)Music is often our companion when dealing with the incomprehensibility of loss. This edited collection speaks to the multifarious and complex ways in which music accompanies, supplements, and complements aspects of death and dying, whether this is the deaVezava: Trda127,74 € -
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After Diana(1998)The death of Diana, Princess of Wales, was met by the greatest public mourning witnessed in the 20th century. For those perplexed by the events surrounding Diana's death, this book seeks to provide some answers. It brings together writings which analyze hVezava: Mehka34,20 € -
Everything Must Change(2021) BUFACCHI, VITTORIOTaking its cue from Michel de Montaigne, this book asks what COVID-19 can teach us about the ‘art of living’. It examines eight themes from a philosophical perspective, including attitudes to old age, populism and life under lockdown, arguing that the criVezava: Trda24,95 € -
