The Undertaker at Work

Brian Parsons (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

324 Seiten

2015
Strange Attractor Press (Verlag)
978-1-907222-28-3 (ISBN)

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A comprehensive historical survey of the work of undertakers in the first half of the twentieth century, essential reading for anyone interested in understanding an often hidden but certainly most fascinating trade.

Reflecting the rapidly changing social times of pre-inter- and post-war Britain, The Undertaker at Work details critical episodes in the history of modern undertaking, including: the introduction of embalming; how the enormous task of dealing with the dead from both World Wars was undertaken; coping with the tragedy that was the Spanish flu; and the rise of the Co-operative Funeral Service.

Brian Parsons is the author of The Undertaker at Work (Strange Attractor Press ) and London Cemeteries: An Illustrated Guide and Gazetteer (with Hugh Meller).

Erscheint lt. Verlag	7.5.2015
Reihe/Serie	The Undertaker at Work
Zusatzinfo	357 b&w illus.
Sprache	englisch
Maße	178 x 229 mm
Themenwelt	Sonstiges ► Geschenkbücher
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte
	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Militärgeschichte
	Naturwissenschaften
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Mikrosoziologie
ISBN-10	1-907222-28-6 / 1907222286
ISBN-13	978-1-907222-28-3 / 9781907222283
Zustand	Neuware