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Death of a Parent
Cambridge University Press 2003; US$ 21.00The death of a parent can trigger a profound transformation in an adult's life. This book explores the risk factors that make some people more vulnerable than others following this important loss. Readers will come to view the loss of a parent as a turning point in adult development. more...
Suicide
Taylor and Francis 2002; US$ 110.00There would be no need for sociology if everyone understood the social frameworks within which we operate. That we do have a connection to the larger picture is largely thanks to the pioneering thinker Émile Durkheim. He recognized that, if anything can explain how we as individuals relate to society, then it is suicide: Why does it happen? What... more...
Quality of Mercy
Allen & Unwin 2004; US$ 20.90Diagnosed with terminal cancer, Irene Anderson was determined to die with dignity. 1071 days later, her husband Ross fulfilled her wish, helping her to end her life with total disregard for the criminal implications. more...
Informe mundial sobre prevención de los traumatismos causados por el tránsito
Pan American Health Organization 2004; US$ 25.00La finalidad de esta publicación es presentar un examen detallado de los conocimientos sobre la magnitud, los factores de riesgo y las consecuencias de los accidentes de tránsito y sobre las formas de prevenir y disminuir sus repercusiones. more...
The Last Passage
Oxford University Press 1999; US$ 44.99The author calls for the reinvestment of dying with the rituals that once gave it spiritual and social meaning, surveying the many ways death has been treated throughout history and demonstrating how the arts might lend a renewed reverence to death. UP. more...
Sati, the Blessing and the Curse
Oxford University Press 1994; US$ 45.00This is a collection of essays on the phenomenon of sati (or suttee), the burning of wives in India. The contributors, who include both American and Indian scholars, address basic questions about this controversial phenomenon and the moral issues it involves. more...
Fragile Lives
Allen & Unwin 2001; US$ 31.81A sensitively observed ethnographic account of the experience of terminal illness and care. more...
Loss, Change and Bereavement in Palliative Care
McGraw-Hill Education 2007; US$ 203.00This book provides a resource for working with a complex range of loss situations and includes chapters on childhood bereavement, and individual and family responses to loss and change. It contains the most up-to-date work in the field presented by experienced practitioners and researchers and is relevant not only for those working in specialist palliative... more...
Palliative Care in Ireland
McGraw-Hill Education 2007; US$ 179.00This book describes the history and development of palliative care services in the Republic of Ireland. Written from a multi-professional perspective the book appeals to anyone with an interest in hospice and palliative care in Ireland. In attempting to explore what is different about Irish palliative care, this book delves into the cultural, religious... more...
Love and Grief
Jessica Kingsley Publishers 2005; US$ 28.95Love and Grief offers sympathetic support to adults who have lost a partner, helping them to explore the difficult and often painful process of forming new relationships. Through personal accounts and poems, the authors show how the challenges of grief are experienced and dealt with by the bereaved and all around them. more...









