Details for The American way of death
| Title: | The American way of death |
| Author(s): | Mitford, Jessica |
| Pages: | 333 |
| Publisher: | New York : Simon and Schuster, 1963 |
| Subject(s): | Funeral rites and ceremonies--Economic aspects--United States Undertakers and undertaking--United States Death--United States Funeral Rites--United States Mortuary Practice--United States |
| Genre: | Book |
| Notes: | Notes: Includes bibliography. Location: Humanities in Medicine |
| Call Number: | WA 840 M683a 1963 |
| Annotation: | In this modern classic, the author provides us with muckraking revelations about the predatory American funeral industry. Since the mortuary business remains largely unregulated by the government, Mitford's 1963 expose remains all too relevant. The author shows how our culture's fearful reticence about death and dying enables morticians to take profitable advantage of the relatives of the deceased in their most vulnerable moments mourning the death of a loved one. |
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