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The obituary as collective memory /

Bibliographische Detailangaben
1. Verfasser: Fowler, Bridget
Format: Printed Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: New York : Routledge, c2007.
Schriftenreihe:Routledge advances in sociology ; 27
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Online Zugang:http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip075/2006038300.html
Inhaltsangabe:
  • Theoretical, historical and quantitative studies of the obituary
  • Introduction
  • Collective memory
  • The historical sociology of death
  • Bourdieu's social theory and the obituary
  • The Times' obituaries in 1900 and 1948
  • The social value of death: the microworld of the editors
  • The lives we choose to remember: a quantitative analysis (with Esperanza Bielsa)
  • Memories burnished at the shock of death : discourse analysis of newspaper obituaries
  • The politicians' obituaries, 1999-2006
  • The writers' obituaries, 1999-2006
  • The artists' obituaries, 1999-2006
  • The sports obituaries, 1999-2006
  • The trade-unionists' obituaries, 1999-2006
  • Conclusion
  • Tables
  • Bibliography.