Despite seven out of ten people in Scotland choosing cremation, in many ways crematoria are 'invisible' buildings, visited only by necessity, and they have not received the attention they deserve.
Pese a su corta vida, Robert Hertz (1881-1915), discípulo de Émile Durkheim y Marcel Mauss, ha pasado a la historia como uno de los científicos sociales contemporáneos más relevantes.
De ser el ambito por excelencia del Derecho Administrativo, tras la expedicion de las leyes 142 y 143 de 1994 los servicios publicos domiciliarios parecieron querer escapar de el.
Welcome to Death Incorporated — the only organization with a 100% membership rate, a 0% resignation policy, and a perfect delivery record since the beginning of recorded time.
Este libro reúne una serie de investigaciones sobre la regulación de la transición energética en América Latina desde una perspectiva jurídica e institucional.
Ein ungewöhnlicher Blick auf den professionellen Umgang mit dem Tod – durch die Augen des bekanntesten Bestatters Deutschlands Obwohl er uns alle betrifft, ist der Tod immer noch ein Tabuthema – dem Luis Bauer mit seinem Buch die Schwere nimmt.
A riveting history of vampire panics across cultures and down through the millenniaand why killing the dead is better than killing the livingKilling the Dead provides the first in-depth, global account of one of the world's most widespread yet misunderstood forms of mass hysteriathe vampire epidemic.
A riveting history of vampire panics across cultures and down through the millenniaand why killing the dead is better than killing the livingKilling the Dead provides the first in-depth, global account of one of the world's most widespread yet misunderstood forms of mass hysteriathe vampire epidemic.
A fascinating, behind-the-scenes look at non-religious funerals in contemporary LondonAn Honest Death is an intimate and moving ethnographic account of funerals for people who don't believe in God or an afterlife.
A TELEGRAPH SUMMER READ OF 2026"e;Do Not Go Gentle is a bracing, often chilling wrestle with the ethical dilemmas surrounding the assisted death service - a deeply unsettling read, clear and powerful.
A fascinating, behind-the-scenes look at non-religious funerals in contemporary LondonAn Honest Death is an intimate and moving ethnographic account of funerals for people who don't believe in God or an afterlife.
A sassy, heart-breaking and jaw-dropping memoir of life behind the scenes in a funeral home and strip club, written with all the panache, honesty and sensitivity of Rosie Waterland's The Anti-Cool Girl and Sarah Krasnostein's The Trauma Cleaner.
*Shortlisted for the Wainwright Prize* A fascinating exploration of the linkages between ancestral inheritance, diasporic belonging, and our climate future.
A brilliant young neuroscientist explains how to preserve our minds indefinitely, enabling future generations to choose to revive usJust as surgeons once believed pain was good for their patients, some argue today that death brings meaning to life.
The heart-wrenchingly honest new book about life and death from forensic pathologist and bestselling author of UNNATURAL CAUSES, Dr Richard ShepherdA TIMES AND SUNDAY TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR'Deeply insightful.
LONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION 2026WINNER OF THE NERO BOOK AWARD FOR NON-FICTION 2025LONGLISTED FOR THE GORDON BURN PRIZE 2026 Please read this book.
From one of America's iconic writers, a portrait of a marriage and a life - in good times and bad - that will speak to anyone who has ever loved a husband or wife or child.
Aborto y eutanasia, el libro analiza el discurso experto, constando que mas que discursos cientificos constituyen discursos morales y politicos que permean las practicas y las relaciones sanitarias en torno a autonomia, derechos y dignidad.
In the profound tapestry of human emotions, one thread weaves a complex narrative often shrouded in silence and misconception that thread is depression.
