Objects of the Dead
Mourning And Memory In Everyday Life
$44.48
- Paperback
216 pages
- Release Date
1 September 2008
Summary
What is the fate of objects after a death-a daughter’s hairbrush, a father’s favourite chair, an aunt’s earrings, a husband’s clothes? Why do some things stay and some go from our lives and memories? Objects of the Dead examines a poignant and universal experience-the death of a loved one and the often uneasy process of living with, and discarding, the objects that are left behind. How and when family property is sorted through after a death is often fraught with difficulties, regrets and di…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780522855579 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0522855571 |
| Author: | Margaret Gibson |
| Publisher: | Melbourne University Press |
| Imprint: | Melbourne University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 216 |
| Edition: | 1st |
| Release Date: | 1 September 2008 |
| Weight: | 212g |
| Dimensions: | 199mm x 133mm x 17mm |
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About The Author
Margaret Gibson
Dr Margaret Gibson has written widely in the areas of mourning and grief, identity and embodiment, and representations of death. She teaches sociology at Griffith University in Queensland, Australia.
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