Sociology: Death & Dying

A penetrating and provocative exploration of human mortality, from Epicurus to Joan Didion For those who dont believe in an afterlife, the wisdom o...

The relationship of the dead body with technology through history, from nineteenth-century embalming machines to the death-prevention technologies ...

For readers of Being Mortal and When Breath Becomes Air, the acclaimed co-founder of Death over Dinner offers a practical, inspiring guide to life'...

What do Socrates, Hypatia, Giordano Bruno, Thomas More, and Jan Patocka have in common? First, they were all faced one day with the most difficult ...

The human head is exceptional. It accommodates four of our five senses, encases the brain, and boasts the most expressive set of muscles in the bod...

Zombies: A Cultural History, now available in paperback, sifts materials from anthropology, folklore, travel writing, colonial histories, long-forg...