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1 online resource (lii, 248 pages) : illustrations |
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Death has been deemed the "great equalizer," but each journey towards our shared, ultimate fate is unique. The length of our lives, the quality of our last days, how our deaths are perceived by others, and the handling of our remains are governed by nature and many socio-cultural factors. Unequal Before Death is an edited collection that addresses inequalities surrounding death from the perspectives of scholars in a wide range of humanistic and social science disciplines, including art histor ... |
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eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
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Papers from a conference held March 2010, Columbia University.
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Death -- Social aspects -- Congresses.
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Death -- Social aspects. |
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Mortality -- Congresses.
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Mortality. |
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Terminally ill -- Congresses.
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Terminally ill. |
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Death -- Religious aspects -- Congresses.
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Death -- Religious aspects. |
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Equality -- Congresses.
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Equality. |
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Electronic books.
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Conference papers and proceedings.
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Conference papers and proceedings.
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| Added Author |
Staudt, Christina.
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Block, Marcelline.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: 144383792X 9781443837927 |
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144383856X (electronic book) |
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9781443838566 (electronic book) |
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1299659101 |
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9781299659100 |
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144383792X |
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9781443837927 |
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