Reviews
'Review from previous edition An important historical contribution to the study of death and an informative account of how a country has handled far-reaching social challenge and change... Death in War and Peace succeeds in negotiating the gulf between scholarly and non-scholarly terrains, and for this Jalland must be commended.'Kate Woodthorpe, Times Higher Education'Scholarly enterprise and historical flair have enabled Professor Jalland to rise above the limitations of the material... Death in War and Peace provides us with fresh, imaginative perspectives and compelling detail.'Paul Addison, Times Literary Supplement'impressive and highly readable work'Glennys Howarth, Social History of Medicine'Jalland writes with the authority of a scholar who has spent many years researching her subject. This is a fine survey of a neglected topic, and it will surely remain as the standard work in the field for many years.'Adrian Bingham, English Historical Review, Review from previous edition: "An important historical contribution to the study of death and an informative account of how a country has handled far-reaching social challenge and change... Death in War and Peace succeeds in negotiating the gulf between scholarly and non-scholarly terrains,and for this Jalland must be commended." --Kate Woodthorpe, Times Higher Education 13/01/2011, "Scholarly enterprise and historical flair have enabled Professor Jalland to rise above the limitations of the material... Death in War and Peace provides us with fresh, imaginative perspectives and compelling detail." --Paul Addison, Times Literary Supplement
Table of Content
IntroductionPart I: War and Peace 1914-19391: Death, the Great War and the influenza pandemic2: Violet Cecil and communities in mourning3: The Bickersteths' sacred pilgrimages to the Great War Cemeteries, 1919-19314: Death, disasters and rituals among the northern working classes, 1919-395: Sir Sydney Cockerell: cremation and the modern way of death in EnglandPart II: The Second World War6: The people's war: Death in the blitz7: Missing airmen and families in anguish: 'There could be no mourning'8: Experiences of wartime griefPart III: A changing culture of death and loss since 19459: Hidden death: Medicine and care of the dying, 1945 to 197010: Widowhood, grief and old age 1945-196311: Gorer's map of death: Declining rituals and prolonged sorrow, 196312: Observing grief: C.S. Lewis and the psychiatrists13: Epilogue: Change and continuity since the 1970s, IntroductionPart I: War and Peace 1914-19391. Death, the Great War and the influenza pandemic2. Violet Cecil and communities in mourning3. The Bickersteths' sacred pilgrimages to the Great War Cemeteries, 1919-19314. Death, disasters and rituals among the northern working classes, 1919-395. Sir Sydney Cockerell: cremation and the modern way of death in EnglandPart II: The Second World War6. The people's war: Death in the blitz7. Missing airmen and families in anguish: 'There could be no mourning'8. Experiences of wartime griefPart III: A changing culture of death and loss since 19459. Hidden death: Medicine and care of the dying, 1945 to 197010. Widowhood, grief and old age 1945-196311. Gorer's map of death: Declining rituals and prolonged sorrow, 196312. Observing grief: C.S. Lewis and the psychiatrists13. Epilogue: Change and continuity since the 1970s
Copyright Date
2012
Topic
Death & Dying, Death, Grief, Bereavement, Sociology / General, Europe / Great Britain / General, Europe / General
Dewey Decimal
306.909420904
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
Dewey Edition
22
Illustrated
Yes
Genre
Family & Relationships, History, Social Science
