The Dying Game · A Curious History of Death
- Authors
- King, Melanie
- Publisher
- Oneworld Publications
- Tags
- history of medicine , anthropology , history , non-fiction
- ISBN
- 9781851685929
- Date
- 2008-04-28T00:00:00+00:00
- Size
- 1.25 MB
- Lang
- en
This is a rollercoaster history of everything that has, could and does befall a corpse - from the bizarre and macabre death rituals of ancient and modern cultures to the morbidly fascinating biological, ethical and legal story that begins only when we end.