War Dead - Western Societies and the Casualties of War (Paperback)

Wars in the industrial age kill large numbers of people. What do societies involved in these conflicts do with all the corpses? How do they show them respect? How do they dispose of them? What is their attitude to the bodies of the enemies? In the 19th century, those who died on the battlefield were pushed into mass graves, their identities unknown. Today, their remains are held in such high esteem that they are tracked down in order that last respects might be paid. As a historical account of the way in which war and death intersect, this book describes the complex attitude societies have towards death. Lured by the concept of eternal youth, tempted to deny death as well as physical decay, faced with longer life expectancy, we retain the hope of going off to war without loss of life. But does not our own expectation of zero death" imply "more deaths" for the other side?"

General

Imprint:	Edinburgh University Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	July 2006
First published:	November 2007
Authors:	Luc Capdevila • Daniele Voldman
Translators:	Richard Veasey
Dimensions:	216 x 138 x 22mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	224
ISBN-13:	978-0-7486-2298-6
Subtitles:	French
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > Other warfare & defence issues > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > Death & dying > General
LSN:	0-7486-2298-5
Barcode:	9780748622986

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