Rest in Peace: A Cultural History of Death and the Funeral Home in Twentieth-Century America
Laderman, GaryAuthor
New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press,
2003.
Gary Laderman traces the origins of American funeral rituals, & looks at the increasing subordination of religious figures to the funeral director in the late 20th century, demonstrating that the modern director is very far from Mitford's manipulator of 'The American Way of Death'.
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Gary Laderman traces the origins of American funeral rituals, & looks at the increasing subordination of religious figures to the funeral director in the late 20th century, demonstrating that the modern director is very far from Mitford's manipulator of 'The American Way of Death'.
Description based on print version record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Undertakers and undertaking
Funeral supplies industry