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This volume offers new perspectives on questions which are highly relevant in the context of dementia and the arts and the humanities. The issues concern the personal identity of dementia patients, ……続きを見る

Konflikte im Zusammenhang mit dem Themenkomplex Erben und Vererben sind unumgänglich und Alltag in der Praxis des erbrechtlich tätigen Anwalts. Für Erblasser kann sich nun die Frage stellen, ob die ……続きを見る

Enfrentando el abismo: La reversión de lo imposible. La medicina intensiva es un territorio donde la vida y la muerte coexisten en un equilibrio frágil, un espacio donde cada decisión puede inclinar……続きを見る

Accomplished physician and researcher Dr. Lewis Cohen writes the untold story of two Massachusetts nurses, their struggles with end of life care, and how they were accused of murdering a patient. Ca……続きを見る

"This beautifully written guide offers specific and wise advice for confronting another’s anguish, as well as a deep understanding of grief." ーJudy Tatelbaum, author of The Courage to Grieve Time a……続きを見る

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“Hollister Rand’s ability to deliver messages is compassionate, yet educational. Whether in person, on radio, TV, or in this book...she delivers.” ーJohn Edward, author of Infinite Quest Psychic med……続きを見る

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Have you ever been locked in a cooler with piles of decomposing humans for so long that you had to shave all the hair off your body in order to get rid of the smell? Joseph Scott Morgan did. Have yo……続きを見る

Ethnographies fatefully rely on chance encounters and mysteriously so such encounters come true. "Dead in Banaras" is an instance of just such a fateful chance encounter. In its inception, it set ou……続きを見る

A pioneering investigation into the practices and methodologies used in the search for and exhumation of dead bodies resulting from mass violence. 続きを見る

In November 1998, millions of television viewers watched as Thomas Youk died. Suffering from the late stages of Lou Gehrig's disease, Youk had called upon infamous Michigan pathologist Dr. Jack Kevo……続きを見る

Mortal Remains introduces new methods of analyzing death and its crucial meanings over a 240-year period, from 1620 to 1860, untangling its influence on other forms of cultural expression, from reli……続きを見る

The unmarked mass graves left by war and acts of terror are lasting traces of violence in communities traumatized by fear, conflict, and unfinished mourning. Like silent testimonies to the wounds of……続きを見る

An intimate meditation on aging and dying in exile among elderly Tibetans in Dharamsala, India In a Tibetan saying, the journey of life is likened to a climb up to a mountain pass. Upon reaching it,……続きを見る

Cet ouvrage propose des outils élaborés et testés dans le cadre du projet Quarité (Qualité des soins, gestion du risque et techniques obstétricales dans les pays en développement) pour mettre en œuv……続きを見る

An unusually comprehensive study of death as both a social and scientific phenomenon, When We Die is as frank as it is informed. This far-reaching discussion considers mortality from the personal an……続きを見る

¿Es posible despedirse del mundo sin dejar una huella contaminante? Diseña tu cementerio ecológico es una guía transformadora que replantea nuestra relación con la muerte y la naturaleza. A través d……続きを見る

"L’après n’est pas impossible – Au-delà du chagrin" s’adresse aux veuves et veufs en quête de réconciliation avec leur douleur, incapables de tourner la page après la perte prématurée de leur conjoi……続きを見る

Since legalizing euthanasia and assisted suicide as medical assistance in dying (MAiD) in 2016, Canada has witnessed an internationally unprecedented expansion of the practice, making it the country……続きを見る

What do you see when you look into the mirrorーand who do you hear in the silence behind your reflection? In Beyond the Mirror: Reflections of My Mother and Me, Rev. Patrick A. Sands delivers a raw,……続きを見る

Civil society movements were key actors in disseminating knowledge, skills, and values to empower groups and individuals in interpreting and sharing their experiences of class, religion, gender, reg……続きを見る

Ce que la mort a de monumental, d’inattendu et de collectif, tel est le sujet de cet ouvrage. Il aborde les morts collectives à travers un regard sociologique, la question centrale étant : la mort d……続きを見る

SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER, MARCH 2026 'I devoured it.' - NIGELLA LAWSON 'Few people have aged so gracefully and enterprisingly as Prue. How she's done it is a revelation, full of humour and practical ……続きを見る

Covid-19 has created trauma, death and destruction as well as challenged us for transformation of our existing society, economy and polity. The book engages with the challenges of transformations as……続きを見る

A provocative rethinking of the intersection of death, technology, and disability, for a better life. We are all cyborgs, relying on technologyーwhether it’s Alexa, a pacemaker, or a titanium kneeー……続きを見る

Silence and Society addresses the reality that social sciences have ignored the importance of silence in human communication. Without communication, there is no community and thus no society. Yet, a……続きを見る

छत्तीस साल की उम्र में, न्यूरोसर्जन के रूप में एक दशक का प्रशिक्षण पूरा करने के करीब पॉल कलानिधि को फेफड़ों के चौथी स्टेज के कैंसर का पता चला। एक दिन वह मरते हुए लोगों का इलाज करने वाले डॉक्टर थे और……続きを見る

Advances in artificial intelligence (AI) are enabling the construction of “digital ghosts”: algorithmic reconstructions of deceased individuals based on patterns of interaction in their text message……続きを見る

An intimate and enlightening no-holds-barred memoir that uncovers the many unexpected details of dying, Cautiously Pessimistic is one woman’s personal account of her husband’s death and what it mean……続きを見る