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War Dead
Capdevila, Luc; Voldman, Daniele
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Description for War Dead
Paperback. As a historical account of the way in which war and death intersect, this book describes the complex attitude societies have towards death. Translator(s): Veasey, Richard. Num Pages: 224 pages, 24 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBZ; JWX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 22. Weight in Grams: 326.
Wars in the industrial age kill large numbers of people. What do societies involved in these conflicts do with all the corpses? How do they show them respect? How do they dispose of them? What is their attitude to the bodies of the enemies? In the 19th century, those who died on the battlefield were pushed into mass graves, their identities unknown. Today, their remains are held in such high esteem that they are tracked down in order that last respects might be paid. As a historical account of the way in which war and death intersect, this book describes ... Read more
Wars in the industrial age kill large numbers of people. What do societies involved in these conflicts do with all the corpses? How do they show them respect? How do they dispose of them? What is their attitude to the bodies of the enemies? In the 19th century, those who died on the battlefield were pushed into mass graves, their identities unknown. Today, their remains are held in such high esteem that they are tracked down in order that last respects might be paid. As a historical account of the way in which war and death intersect, this book describes ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780748622986
SKU
V9780748622986
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About Capdevila, Luc; Voldman, Daniele
Luc Capdevila is a Lecturer in Contemporary History at the University of Rennes. He is co-author of Hommes et femmes dans la France en guerre as well as author of many articles on war and culture. Daniele Voldman is Director of Research at the Institut d'histoire du temps present. She has written on oral history, societies at war and ... Read more
Reviews for War Dead
This is a profoundly useful interdisciplinary study.
Ana Carden-Coyne The International History Review The book would make a good general survey for undergraduate use in classes on war and society, or Western cultural history.
Mark Hatlie,University of Maryland University College on H-War H-Net It is thoroughly researched and, for this reason, is a valuable compendium of societal reaction ... Read more
Ana Carden-Coyne The International History Review The book would make a good general survey for undergraduate use in classes on war and society, or Western cultural history.
Mark Hatlie,University of Maryland University College on H-War H-Net It is thoroughly researched and, for this reason, is a valuable compendium of societal reaction ... Read more