Objects of the Dead: Mourning and Memory in Everyday Life

by Margaret Gibson

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What is the fate of objects after a death-a daughter's hairbrush, a father's favourite chair, an aunt's earrings, a husband's clothes? Why do some things stay and some go from our lives and memories? Objects of the Dead examines a poignant and universal experience-the death of a loved one and the often uneasy process of living with, and discarding, the objects that are left behind. How and when family property is sorted through after a death is...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0522855571

ISBN13:9780522855579

Release Date:September 2008

Publisher:Melbourne University

Length:216 Pages

Weight:0.50 lbs.

Dimensions:0.7" x 5.0" x 7.7"

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