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Death in war and peace : loss and grief in England, 1914-1970

Title
Death in war and peace : loss and grief in England, 1914-1970 / Pat Jalland.
Author
Jalland, Patricia.
Publication
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010.

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Description
xii, 317 pages, [8] pages of plates : illustrations; 25 cm
Summary
The history of death is a vital part of human history, and a study of dying and grief takes us to the heart of any culture. Since the First World War there has been a tendency to privatize death, and to minimize the expression of grief and the rituals of mourning. Jalland explores the nature and scope of this cultural shift.
Subject
  • Death > Social aspects > History > England > 20th century
  • Bereavement > England > History > 20th century
  • Grief > England > History > 20th century
  • Funeral rites and ceremonies > England > History > 20th century
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-303) and index.
Contents
Death, the Great War, and the influenza pandemic -- Violet Cecil and communities in mourning -- The Bickersteths' sacred pilgrimages to the Great War cemeteries, 1919-1931 -- Death, disasters, and rituals among the northern working classes, 1919-1939 -- Sir Sydney Cockerell: cremation and the modern way of death in England -- The people's war: death in the Blitz -- Missing airmen and families in anguish: 'there could be no mourning' -- Experiences of wartime grief -- Hidden death: medicine and care of the dying, 1945-1970 -- Widowhood, grief, and old age, 1945-1963 -- Gorer's map of death: declining rituals and prolonged grief, 1963 -- Observing grief: C.S. Lewis and C.M. Parkes -- Epilogue: change and continuity since the 1970s.
Call Number
JFE 16-5276
ISBN
  • 9780199265510
  • 0199265518
LCCN
2011280038
OCLC
501399854
Author
Jalland, Patricia.
Title
Death in war and peace : loss and grief in England, 1914-1970 / Pat Jalland.
Imprint
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010.
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-303) and index.
Research Call Number
JFE 16-5276
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