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The work of the dead : a cultural history of mortal remains / Thomas W. Laqueur

This cultural history examines the significance of mortal remains from antiquity to the twentieth century. It analyses how the treatment of the dead, through churchyard burials, cemeteries, and memorials, helps to define human communities and connect the past with the future.
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