{"product_id":"death-down-under-ruth-mcmanus-9781527540705","title":"Death Down Under: Twenty-First Century Dying, Death, Disposal and Memorialisation in the Antipodes","description":"Death is one of the most challenging aspects of living, demanding inventive and meaningful responses. \u003cp\u003eThis insightful collection demonstrates cultural commitment to improving the conditions of the dying and dead and also documents the varied, creative ways that we, the living, already respond to death. Collectively, the 16 essays are an interrogation of the commonly held assumption that death is somehow hidden, denied, or done badly as standard practice. The underpinning themes and narratives in this anthology make a significant contribution to death studies debates and conversations by offering examples of post-colonial, multi-cultural practices that span professional and every-day points of intersection. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDeath studies can be a challenging and complex field; nevertheless each contributor here highlights specific ways in which assumptions and beliefs about contemporary death practices can be unpicked, nuanced and challenged.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ruth McManus\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1527540707\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781527540705\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cambridge Scholars Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/17\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 284\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.70w x 0.90d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ruth McManus","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48518818300159,"sku":"9781527540705","price":99.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_eea0158f-e280-42f9-9492-865edd8d795e.jpg?v=1778735762","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/death-down-under-ruth-mcmanus-9781527540705","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}