The Obituary as Collective Memory

(Part of the Routledge Advances in Sociology Series)

by Fowler Bridget and 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.

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0415364930

ISBN13:9780415364935

Release Date:June 2007

Publisher:Routledge

Length:312 Pages

Weight:1.21 lbs.

Dimensions:0.8" x 6.3" x 9.2"

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