Beyond the Good Death

Beyond the Good Death
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Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
Total Pages : 267
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ISBN-10 : 9780812221985
ISBN-13 : 0812221982
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Book Synopsis Beyond the Good Death by : James W. Green

Download or read book Beyond the Good Death written by James W. Green and published by University of Pennsylvania Press. This book was released on 2012-02-29 with total page 267 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Exploring the shaping of modern end-of-life experiences by medical, demographic, and cultural trends, James Green provides an important interpretation of the political nature of death and of the ways in which Americans react when death is at hand for themselves or for those they care about.


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