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The Resource Purified by fire : a history of cremation in America, Stephen Prothero, (eBook)
Purified by fire : a history of cremation in America, Stephen Prothero, (eBook)
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The item Purified by fire : a history of cremation in America, Stephen Prothero, (eBook) represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Austin Public Library.This item is available to borrow from all library branches.
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The item Purified by fire : a history of cremation in America, Stephen Prothero, (eBook) represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Austin Public Library.
This item is available to borrow from all library branches.
- Summary
- 'Purified by Fire' tells the story of cremation's rise from notoriety to legitimacy and takes a provocative new look at important transformations in the American cultural landscape over the last 150 years
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xiv, 266 pages)
- Note
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- Mode of access: World Wide Web
- Access restricted to subscribing institutions
- Contents
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- Cover
- Contents
- List of Illustrations
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- PART ONE: BIRTH, 18741896
- 1. The Cremation of Baron De Palm
- 2. Sanitary Reform
- 3. Resurrection and the Resurrectionists
- PART TWO: BRICKS AND MORTAR, 18961963
- 4. The Business of Cremation
- 5. The Memorial Idea
- PART THREE: BOOM, 1963PRESENT
- 6. Consumers Last Rites
- 7. Contemporary Ways of Cremation
- Timeline
- Abbreviations
- Notes
- Selected Bibliography
- Index
- A
- B
- C
- D
- E
- F
- G
- H
- I
- J
- K
- L
- M
- N
- O
- P
- R
- S
- T
- U
- W
- Label
- Purified by fire : a history of cremation in America
- Title
- Purified by fire
- Title remainder
- a history of cremation in America
- Statement of responsibility
- Stephen Prothero
- Subject
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- Cremation -- United States -- Public opinion
- Electronic books
- trueElectronic books
- Funeral rites and ceremonies -- United States -- History
- Humaniora | Etnologi og folkloristik.
- Public opinion -- United States
- SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Death & Dying
- trueUnited States -- Social life and customs
- true Unknown Label
- Cremation -- United States -- History
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- 'Purified by Fire' tells the story of cremation's rise from notoriety to legitimacy and takes a provocative new look at important transformations in the American cultural landscape over the last 150 years
- Cataloging source
- N$T
- Characteristic
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- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Prothero, Stephen R
- Dewey number
- 393/.2
- Government publication
- government publication of a state province territory dependency etc
- Series statement
- eBooks from EBSCOhost
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Cremation
- Cremation
- Funeral rites and ceremonies
- Public opinion
- United States
- SOCIAL SCIENCE
- Electronic books
- Electronic books
- Label
- Purified by fire : a history of cremation in America, Stephen Prothero, (eBook)
- Note
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- Mode of access: World Wide Web
- Access restricted to subscribing institutions
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-261) and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
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- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Cover -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- PART ONE: BIRTH, 18741896 -- 1. The Cremation of Baron De Palm -- 2. Sanitary Reform -- 3. Resurrection and the Resurrectionists -- PART TWO: BRICKS AND MORTAR, 18961963 -- 4. The Business of Cremation -- 5. The Memorial Idea -- PART THREE: BOOM, 1963PRESENT -- 6. Consumers Last Rites -- 7. Contemporary Ways of Cremation -- Timeline -- Abbreviations -- Notes -- Selected Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- W
- Control code
- 942248
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xiv, 266 pages)
- Form of item
- online
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- c
- Other physical details
- illustrations.
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
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- (Sirsi) tsl-ebsco23050
- (OCoLC)49570142
- Label
- Purified by fire : a history of cremation in America, Stephen Prothero, (eBook)
- Note
-
- Mode of access: World Wide Web
- Access restricted to subscribing institutions
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-261) and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
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- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Cover -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- PART ONE: BIRTH, 18741896 -- 1. The Cremation of Baron De Palm -- 2. Sanitary Reform -- 3. Resurrection and the Resurrectionists -- PART TWO: BRICKS AND MORTAR, 18961963 -- 4. The Business of Cremation -- 5. The Memorial Idea -- PART THREE: BOOM, 1963PRESENT -- 6. Consumers Last Rites -- 7. Contemporary Ways of Cremation -- Timeline -- Abbreviations -- Notes -- Selected Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- W
- Control code
- 942248
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xiv, 266 pages)
- Form of item
- online
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- c
- Other physical details
- illustrations.
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
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- (Sirsi) tsl-ebsco23050
- (OCoLC)49570142
Subject
- Cremation -- United States -- Public opinion
- Electronic books
- trueElectronic books
- Funeral rites and ceremonies -- United States -- History
- Humaniora | Etnologi og folkloristik.
- Public opinion -- United States
- SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Death & Dying
- trueUnited States -- Social life and customs
- true Unknown Label
- Cremation -- United States -- History
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