Stock image for illustration purposes only - book cover, edition or condition may vary.
The Politics of Mourning. Grief Management in Cross-cultural Fiction.
Rochelle Almeida
€ 118.95
FREE Delivery in Ireland
Description for The Politics of Mourning. Grief Management in Cross-cultural Fiction.
Hardback. This book suggests ways in which the Literature of Loss, both mainstream and noncanonical, might become a part of the counseling techniques employed by psychotherapists to enable patients to identify with examples of literary bereavement and, through analysis of the situations described, might find healing. Num Pages: 239 pages. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 163 x 20. Weight in Grams: 513.
As international terrorism has become a commonplace phenomenon, a growing body of multiethnic short fiction has turned to depictions of loss and mourning. Characters in short stories and novellas deal with grief in ways that are appropriate to their gender as well as cultural and religious background. Indeed, as Western societies have become increasingly pluralistic, mortuary practices have altered. Mental health professionals who deal with bereaved individuals are becoming increasingly aware of the need to alter their clinical practices in keeping with the cultural and ethnic background of the patients they treat. Yet few have considered the use of global ... Read more
As international terrorism has become a commonplace phenomenon, a growing body of multiethnic short fiction has turned to depictions of loss and mourning. Characters in short stories and novellas deal with grief in ways that are appropriate to their gender as well as cultural and religious background. Indeed, as Western societies have become increasingly pluralistic, mortuary practices have altered. Mental health professionals who deal with bereaved individuals are becoming increasingly aware of the need to alter their clinical practices in keeping with the cultural and ethnic background of the patients they treat. Yet few have considered the use of global ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Associated University Presses United States
Number of pages
239
Condition
New
Number of Pages
239
Place of Publication
Cranbury, United States
ISBN
9780838640272
SKU
V9780838640272
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
Reviews for The Politics of Mourning. Grief Management in Cross-cultural Fiction.