{"product_id":"9781119151746","title":"Death, Mourning, and Burial A Cross-Cultural Reader","description":"\u003ch1\u003eDeath, Mourning, and Burial\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eA Cross-Cultural Reader\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAntonius C. G. M. Robben\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eSocial Science \/ Anthropology \/ Cultural \u0026amp; Social\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe definitive reference on the anthropology of death and dying, expanded with new contributions covering everything from animal mourning to mortuary cannibalism\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFew subjects stir the imagination more than the study of how people across cultures deal with death and dying. This expanded second edition of the internationally bestselling \u003ci\u003eDeath, Mourning, and Burial \u003c\/i\u003eoffers cross-cultural readings that span the period from dying to afterlife, considering approaches to this transition as a social process and exploring the great variations of cultural responses to death.  Exploring new content including organ transplantation, institutionalized care for the dying, HIV-AIDs, animal mourning, and biotechnology, this text retains classic readings from the first edition, and is enhanced by sixteen new articles and two new sections which provide increased breadth and depth for readers.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDeath, Mourning, and Burial, Second Edition\u003c\/i\u003e is divided into eight parts reflecting the social trajectory of death: conceptualizations of death; death, dying, and care; grief and mourning; mortuary rituals; and remembrance and regeneration. Sections are introduced through foundational texts which provide the ideal introduction to this diverse field.  It is essential reading for anyone concerned with issues of death and dying, as well as violence, terrorism, war, state terror, organ theft, and mortuary rituals.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eA thoroughly revised edition of this classic anthology featuring twenty-three new articles, two new sections, and three reformulated sections\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eUpdated to include current topics, including organ transplantation, institutionalized care for the dying, HIV-AIDs, animal mourning, and biotechnology\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eMust reading for anyone concerned with issues of death and dying, as well as violence, terrorism, war, state terror, organ theft, and mortuary rituals\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eServes as a text for anthropology classes and provides a genuinely cross-cultural perspective to all those studying death and dying\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e   \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e ANTONIUS C.G.M. ROBBEN, PhD,\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Anthropology at Utrecht University, the Netherlands, and past President of the Netherlands Society of Anthropology. His authored books include \u003ci\u003ePolitical Violence and Trauma in Argentina\u003c\/i\u003e (2005), which won the 2006 Textor Prize from the American Anthropological Association, and his edited work includes \u003ci\u003eEthnographic Fieldwork: An Anthropological Reader, Second Edition\u003c\/i\u003e (Wiley Blackwell, 2012) and the forthcoming \u003ci\u003eA Companion to the Anthropology of Death\u003c\/i\u003e (Wiley Blackwell, 2018).   \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16 January 1991\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781119151746\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e368\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e22.4\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44315172405388,"sku":"9781119151746","price":63.86,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781119151746.jpg?v=1780204913","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781119151746","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}