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Rest in Peace: A Cultural History of Death and the Funeral Home in Twentieth-Century America
by Laderman, Gary
Product details
- ISBN-13: 9780195136081
- ISBN: 019513608X
- Publisher: Oxford University Press
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Gary Laderman traces the origins of American funeral rituals, and looks at the increasing subordination of religious figures to the funeral director in the late 20th century, demonstrating that the modern director is very far from Mitford's manipulator of 'The American Way of Death'.Laderman, Gary is the author of 'Rest in Peace: A Cultural History of Death and the Funeral Home in Twentieth-Century America' with ISBN 9780195136081 and ISBN 019513608X.
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