MacMillan Encyclopedia of Death

by Robert J. Kastenbaum

This title covers all aspects - biological, medical, social, sociological, psychological, cultural, religious, philosophical - of death and dying. The book also provides a historical perspective of death and dying through the ages. In almost all entries, the set gives ample coverage to non-US customs and attitudes, for example, in such articles as AIDS, funeral industry, infanticide, and suicide.

Genres: Nonfiction

1000 pages, Hardcover

First published August 23, 2002

Reviews

[Jeremy Stephens · Rating 2 out of 5]

I confiscated this from one of my students who was pretending to read it for shock value. After looking through the two volumes, I have concluded that there is little, if anything in this book that is not common knowledge.

[Mills College Library]

306.9 M1677 2003