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Loading... The Obituary as Collective Memory (Routledge Advances in Sociology S.)by Bridget Fowler
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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. No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresNo genres Melvil Decimal System (DDC)920.001History and Geography Biography, genealogy, insignia Biography General and collective by localitiesLC ClassificationRatingAverage: No ratings.Is this you?Become a LibraryThing Author. |