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London: City of the Dead
David Brandon
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Description for London: City of the Dead
Paperback. London City of the Dead Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 248 x 10. Weight in Grams: 430.
London: City of the Dead is a groundbreaking account of London's dealing with death, covering the afterlife, execution, bodysnatching, murder, fatal disease, spiritualism, bizarre deaths and cemeteries. Taking the reader from Roman London to the 'glorious dead' of the First World War, this is the first systematic look at London's culture of death, with analysis of its customs and superstitions, rituals and representations.
The authors of the celebrated London: The Executioner's City (Sutton, 2006) weave their way through the streets of London once again, this time combining some of the capital's most curious features, such as London's Necropolis ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Stroud, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780750946339
SKU
V9780750946339
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99-10
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