The Age of Spectacular Death Routledge. 2020 This book explores death in contemporary society – or more precisely, in the ‘spectacular age’ – by moving beyond classic studies of death that emphasised the importance of the death taboo and death denial to examine how we now ‘do’ death. Unfolding the notion of ‘spectacular death’ as […]
The Age of Spectacular Death
Routledge.
2020
This book explores death in contemporary society – or more precisely, in the ‘spectacular age’ – by moving beyond classic studies of death that emphasised the importance of the death taboo and death denial to examine how we now ‘do’ death. Unfolding the notion of ‘spectacular death’ as characteristic of our modern approach to death and dying, it considers the new mediation or mediatisation of death and dying; the commercialisation of death as a ‘marketable commodity’ used to sell products,...
The Ashes of Murderous Lies
AuthorHouse.
2016
Firefighter and businessman Chase Bennett could never have predicted the entangled secrets and intricate lies cutting down a few evergreen trees would unearth, but once the first decayed skeleton was found in Victor Falls, Washington the towns residents frantically rush to bury their own dirty secrets faster than the truth can be exposed. Five years have passed since three women, Maggie, Paige and Iris Anne collectively conspired to bury a scoundrel of a man, Jack Russell, but even as they...
Warman's Watches Field Guide
Penguin.
2011
With 100% new content and more than 400 gorgeous color photos, Warman's Watches Field Guide is the essential portable guide to one of the hottest collecting categories. This book covers more than 100 years of watches from more than 50 watch manufactures, including famous Swiss (Patek Phillipe, Cyma, Rolex, Omega, Breitling) and American (Bulova, Illinoins, Eligin, Hamilton) companies. Each listing from these companies, and others, features a detailed description and accurate pricing...
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