Rest in Peace: A Cultural History of Death and the Funeral Home in Twentieth-Century America
Rest in Peace examines the cultural history of death and the funeral home in twentieth-century America. Gary Laderman explores how funeral institutions, mourning practices, and attitudes toward mortality changed over time, offering a historical perspective on the ways Americans have confronted death, grief, and remembrance.
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Rest in Peace explores the cultural history of death in twentieth-century America.
The book focuses on the funeral home as an important institution in American experiences of mortality and mourning.
Gary Laderman considers how funeral practices and attitudes toward death developed within American society.
This work offers historical and cultural context for understanding remembrance, bereavement, and the changing place of death in modern life.
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