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Death, American Style

A Cultural History of Dying in America

von: Lawrence R. Samuel
20,99 €
Verlag:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Format:	EPUB
Veröffentl.:	05.07.2013
ISBN/EAN:	9781442222243
Sprache:	englisch
Anzahl Seiten:	212

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Titelbeschreibung

The notion of one day disappearing from the earth forever is contrary to many of America’s defining cultural values, with death and dying viewed as “un-American” experiences. Arguing that death and dying may be our last major taboo, this book shows how death and dying became almost unmentionable words over the course of the last century. Although we have recently made some progress in reconciling the fact that life is a finite resource, we remain very unprepared for the approaching tsunami of death as the largest generation in history begins to age and die in great numbers. DEATH, AMERICAN STYLE is thus highly timely and relevant, suggesting that Americans need to individually and collectively come to terms with mortality if we are to learn to treat death as an inevitable part of life, and to prepare accordingly. As more and more Americans face end of life decisions, it will be vital for us to radically change the current view of death and dying. The alternative, the author argues, is that the emerging “death-centric” society may bring with it a period of turmoil equivalent to that of the countercultural 1960s and 1970s.

Titelkurzbeschreibung

DEATH, AMERICAN STYLE: A CULTURAL HISTORY OF DYING IN AMERICA is the first comprehensive cultural history to explore America’s uneasy relationship with death over the past century.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction 1 Much Ado About Dying 2 War Department Regrets 3 Why Can’t We Live Forever? 4 Living Your Dying 5 The Other Side 6 Design For Dying Conclusion Bibliography Notes Index

Autorenportrait

Lawrence R. Samuel, PhD, is an independent scholar and author of a number of books of 20th century American cultural history, including Sexidemic: A Cultural History of Sex in America (Rowman, 2013), American Fatherhood: A Cultural History (Rowman, 2016), and Aging in America: A Cultural History.

Sonderbeitrag

Lawrence R. Samuel, the author of Death, American Style: A Cultural History of Dying in America, maintains a website at <a href="http://www.cultureplanning.com/">http://www.cultureplanning.com/</a>