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Facing the 'King of Terrors': Death and Society in an American Community, 1750–1990 Wells, Robert V. (Union College, New York)
Facing the 'King of Terrors': Death and Society in an American Community, 1750–1990
Wells, Robert V. (Union College, New York)
Here, death is given the attention it deserves as one of the most important aspects of personal and societal experience. This book examines changes in the roles and perceptions of death in one American community, Schenectady, New York, from 1750 to 1990.
315 pages, 41 b/w illus. 4 maps 11 tables
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | December 13, 1999 |
| ISBN13 | 9780521633192 |
| Publishers | Cambridge University Press |
| Pages | 316 |
| Dimensions | 164 × 242 × 23 mm · 620 g |
| Language | English |