Laqueur Professor Thomas W. - The Work Of The Dead A Cultural History Of Mortal Remains - Paperback Holiday 75 B-W And Color Illus

75 B-W And Color Illus

Costandi discusses key experimental findings and describes how our thinking about the brain has evolved over time

This book is Steven Johnson's attempt to understand where that progress came from

Category: Classical Greek & Roman Archaeology

Barcode: 9780071493253

Laqueur Professor Thomas W. - The Work Of The Dead A Cultural History Of Mortal Remains - Paperback Holiday 75 B-W And Color IllusBinding: Paperback Description: The meaning of our concern for mortal remains from antiquity through the twentieth century 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 ex Title: The Work Of The Dead A Cultural History Of Mortal Remains Author(s):