Death and Dying: A Reader

by Sarah Earle

Book Overview

This book draws together a range of both classic and newly commissioned pieces on the multidisciplinary study of death and dying. Organized into five parts, the book begins with a general exploration of the meaning of death, before moving on to consider caring at the end-of-life. Further readings explore the moral and ethical dilemmas in the context of death and dying. The fourth part of the book examines the issue of grief and ritual after death...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1847875106
• ISBN13: 9781847875105
• Release Date: December 2008
• Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.16 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.7" x 9.4"