The Work of the Dead : : A Cultural History of Mortal Remains / / Thomas W. Laqueur.
The Greek philosopher Diogenes said that when he died his body should be tossed over the city walls for beasts to scavenge. Why should he or anyone else care what became of his corpse? In The Work of the Dead, acclaimed cultural historian Thomas Laqueur examines why humanity has universally rejected...
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Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton University Press Complete eBook-Package 2016 |
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Place / Publishing House: | Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2015] ©2016 |
Year of Publication: | 2015 |
Language: | English |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (736 p.) :; 18 color illus. 101 halftones. |
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