The Archaeology of American Cemeteries and Gravemarkers |
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| Author:
| Baugher, Sherene
Veit, Richard |
| Series title: | American Experience in Archaeological Perspective Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8130-6193-1 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2015 |
| Publisher: | University Press of Florida
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $36.00 |
Book Description:
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Gravestones, cemeteries, and memorial markers offer fixed points in time to examine Americans' changing attitudes toward death and dying. In tracing the evolution of commemorative practices from the seventeenth century to the present, Sherene Baugher and Richard Veit offer insights into the US's transformation from a preindustrial and agricultural to an industrial, capitalist country.
Gravestones, cemeteries, and memorial markers offer fixed points in time to examine Americans' changing attitudes toward death and dying. In tracing the evolution of commemorative practices from the seventeenth century to the present, Sherene Baugher and Richard Veit offer insights into the US's transformation from a preindustrial and agricultural to an industrial, capitalist country.