The Work of the Dead
Thomas W. Laqueur
Princeton University Press, 2015
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The Greek philosopher Diogenes said that when he died his body should be tossed over the city walls for beasts to scavenge. Why should he or anyone else care what became of his corpse? In The Work of the Dead, acclaimed cultural historian Thomas Laqueur examines why humanity has universally rejected Diogenes's argument. No culture has been indiffer
- ISBN-13
- 9780691157788
- ISBN-10
- 0691157782
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Year
- 2015
- Publication date
- 2015-10-13
- Pages
- 736
- Dimensions
- 245x169x45
- Weight
- 1210