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Bradbury, Mary, 1964-

Representations of death : a social psychological perspective / Mary Bradbury ; foreword by Robert Farr ; photographs by Peter Rauter. - xxii, 227 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Drawing upon a rare and highly original ethnography of mortuary practices in the 1990s, this book takes the reader through the medical, bureaucratic, commercial and ritual aspects of death.

ISBN: 0415150213 9780415150217 0415150221 9780415150224

LCCN: 99031070

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Death.
Undertakers and undertaking
Funeral rites and ceremonies
Bereavement.
Death.
Bereavement.
Funeral Rites
Attitude to Death

LC Class. No.: HQ1073 / .B7 1999

Dewey Class. No.: 306.9 306.9