Death and bereavement come to us all. This is the first book to help us explain and understand their history across twentieth-century Australia. It draws aside the veil of silence that surrounded death for fifty years after 1918 characterised by denial, minimal ritual and private sorrow and explores the dramatic changes since the 1980s. Emotional and compelling, award-winning writer Pat Jallands important book looks at the World Wars and the impact of medicine, with many stories drawn from letters and diaries. She also discusses cancer, euthanasia, palliative care, the funeral business, cemeteries and cremation.
- ISBN10 0868409057
- ISBN13 9780868409054
- Publish Date 1 February 2006
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 9 June 2012
- Publish Country AU
- Imprint UNSW Press
- Format Paperback
- Pages 420
- Language English