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Law Enforcement Funeral Manualby Williams P. Sanders
Charles C Thomas 2006; US$ 27.95This funeral manual is intended to provide law enforcement agencies with a quick and informative reference when the unthinkable occurs: the unexpected death of a departmental member. The material contained herein has been gathered by the International Conference of Police Chaplains from numerous departments and sources. It covers all law enforcement circumstances/protocols and religious beliefs. Divided into seven sections, the major topics cover: preparing for the funeral; basic elements of law enforcement funerals; types of funerals; animal burials; funeral resources; survivor resources; and planning for the future. Police hymns, prayers, and help and supportive agencies are included for departments to use in drafting their own policies and... more...
Blue Nightsby Joan Didion
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group 2011; US$ 12.99From one of our most powerful writers, a work of stunning frankness about losing a daughter. Richly textured with bits of her own childhood and married life with her husband, John Gregory Dunne, and daughter, Quintana Roo, this new book by Joan Didion examines her thoughts, fears, and doubts regarding having children, illness, and growing old. Blue Nights opens on July 26, 2010, as Didion thinks back to Quintana’s wedding in New York seven years before. Today would be her wedding anniversary. This fact triggers vivid snapshots of Quintana’s childhood—in Malibu, in Brentwood, at school in Holmby Hills. Reflecting on her daughter but also on her role as a parent, Didion asks the candid questions any parent might... more...
Spectacles of Death in Ancient Romeby Donald G. Kyle
Routledge 1998; US$ 130.00Spectacles in Death in Ancient Rome is a provocative, detailed and sometimes controversial work which raises fundamental questions about the role of ritualized violence in Roman and other societies. more...
Death, Gender and Ethnicityby David Field; Jenny Hockey; Neil Small
Routledge 1997; US$ 59.95Examines the ways in which gender and ethnicity shape the diversity of experiences of dying and bereavement. Drawing on a range of detailed case studies, this collection seeks to develop a more sensitive theoretical approach. more...
Between Poverty and the Pyreby Jan Bremmer; Lourens Van Den Bosch
Routledge 1995; US$ 170.00This interdisciplinary collection of studies is the first ever to shed light on a fascinating & much neglected aspect of women's history: widows. The contributors present facets of widows' lives from religious and moral to legal obligations. more...
Death, Burial and Rebirth in the Religions of Antiquityby Jon Davies
Routledge 1999; US$ 40.95Jon Davies charts the significance of death to the emerging religious cults in the pre-Christian and early Christian world. He also draws on the sociological theory of Max Weber to present a comprehensive introduction to the subject. more...
Death and Disease in the Ancient Cityby Valerie M. Hope; Eireann Marshall
Routledge 2000; US$ 135.00This innovative volume draws on recent research in archaeology, ancient history and the history of medicine to discuss how people in the ancient world understood and dealt with illness and death in the urban environment. more...
Dangerous Voicesby Gail Holst-Warhaft
Routledge 1995; US$ 47.95Holst-Warhaft investigates the power and meaning of the Greek lament, especially women's mourning of the dead, in Antiquity as well as in modern times. more...
Death and Bereavement Across Culturesby Colin Murray Parkes; Pittu Laungani; Bill Young
Routledge 1996; US$ 39.95This book explores the richness of mourning traditions around the world with the aim of meeting the needs of doctors, nurses, social workers, counsellors and others involved in the care of the dying and bereaved. more...
Death and Philosophyby J.E. Malpas; Robert C. Solomon
Routledge 1999; US$ 41.95Death and Philosophy brings a rich and diverse array of philosophical, literary and aesthetic perspectives to bear on the theme of death. more...