UID:
almahu_9949386565202882
Format:
1 online resource :
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illustrations (black and white)
Edition:
First edition.
ISBN:
9781000171914
,
1000171914
,
9781000171976
,
1000171973
,
9780429351556
,
0429351550
,
9781000171945
,
1000171949
Content:
This book explores death in contemporary society - or more precisely, in the spectacular age' - by moving beyond classic studies of death that emphasised the importance of the death taboo and death denial to examine how we now do' death. Unfolding the notion of spectacular death' as characteristic of our modern approach to death and dying, it considers the new mediation or mediatisation of death and dying; the commercialisation of death as a marketable commodity' used to sell products, advance artistic expression or provoke curiosity; the re-ritualisation of death and the growth of new ways of finding meaning through commemorating the dead; the revolution of palliative care; and the specialisation surrounding death, particularly in relation to scholarship. Presenting a range of case studies that shed light on this new understanding of death in contemporary culture, The Age of Spectacular Death will appeal to scholars of sociology, cultural and media studies, psychology and anthropology with interests in death and dying.
Additional Edition:
Print version: ISBN 9780367368265
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0367368269
Language:
English
Keywords:
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
URL:
https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9780429351556
