The good death
Subtitle: an exploration of dying in America
By: Ann Neumann
Publisher: Beacon Press
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 240
ISBN-13: 9780807080627
Subjects: Thanatology; Death; Terminal care
Description: "Following the death of her father, journalist and hospice volunteer Ann Neumann sets out to examine what it means to die well in the United States. If a good death exists, what does it look like? This question lies at the heart of Neumann's rigorously researched and intimately told journey along the ultimate borderland of American life: American death. From church basements to hospital wards to prison cells, Neumann charts the social, political, religious, and medical landscape to explore how we die today. The Good Death weaves personal accounts with a historical exploration of the movements and developments that have changed the ways we experience death. With the diligence of a journalist and the compassion of a caregiver, Neumann provides a portrait of death in the United States that is humane, beautifully written, and essential to our greater understanding of the future of end-of-life care"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Terminal restlessness; title: Mortality parade; title: Priceless days; title: Double effect; title: Hunger and thirst; title: As mall but significant minority; title: The most vulnerable; title: Dying inside; title: A good death.