The Obituary as Collective Memory

The Obituary as Collective Memory
ISBN-10
113421801X
ISBN-13
9781134218011
Category
Social Science
Pages
312
Language
English
Published
2007-11-13
Publisher
Routledge
Author
Bridget Fowler

Description

The first serious academic study of obituaries, this book focuses on how societies remember. Bridget Fowler makes great use of the theories of Pierre Bordieu, arguing that obituaries are one important component in society's collective memory. This book, the first of its kind, will find a place on every serious sociology scholar's bookshelves.

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