Dickens and the business of death (Record no. 61400)
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| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION | |
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| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9781107491557 |
| 028 ## - DISTRIBUTOR NAME | |
| Distributor Name | : Zafaa Books & Distributors |
| Distributor address | : 313/56F, 49A, Anand Nagar, Inderlok, Delhi |
| Bill Number | : ZBD0317 |
| Bill Date | : 09/01/2024 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 823.8 WOO |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Wood, Claire. |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Dickens and the business of death |
| Statement of responsibility, etc | / Claire Wood. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc | , Cambridge |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc | : Cambridge University Press |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc | , 2015. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | x, 225 pages |
| Other physical details | : illustrations |
| Dimensions | ; 24 cm. |
| 365 ## - TRADE PRICE | |
| Price amount | 1849 |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | "Charles Dickens is famous for his deathbed scenes, but these have rarely been examined within the context of his ambivalence towards the Victorian commodification of death. Dickens repeatedly criticised ostentatious funeral and mourning customs, and asserted the harmful consequences of treating the corpse as an object of speculation rather than sympathy. At the same time, he was fascinated by those who made a living from death and recognised that his authorial profits implicated him in the same trade. This book explores how Dickens turned mortality into the stuff of life and art as he navigated a thriving culture of death-based consumption. It surveys the diverse ways in which death became a business, from body-snatching, undertaking, and joint-stock cemetery companies, to the telling and selling of stories. This broad study offers fresh perspectives on death in The Old Curiosity Shop and Our Mutual Friend, and discusses lesser-known works and textual illustrations" |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Begravningsseder historia |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Death care industry |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Economics |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | History |
| 700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Claire Wood |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Koha item type | Books |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Source of classification or shelving scheme | Damaged status | Not for loan | Home library | Current library | Date acquired | Source of acquisition | Cost, normal purchase price | Total Checkouts | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Date checked out | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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| Dewey Decimal Classification | SNU LIBRARY | SNU LIBRARY | 17/01/2024 | Zafaa Books | 1849.00 | 2 | 823.8 WOO | 29959 | 06/08/2024 | 05/08/2024 | 17/01/2024 | Books |
