This classic book has fascinated readers for over 35 years and now, in its first paperback reprint release, will continue to provide lasting information to students, teachers, researchers, and anyone
In his latest and perhaps most adventuresome book, Robert Kastenbaum offers a fresh view of the quest for perpetual youth. The focus is on the "pretty monster" that Oscar Wilde created a century ago i
How do our ideas about dying influence the way we live? Life has often been envisioned as a journey, the river of time carrying us inexorably toward the unknown country--and in our day we increasingly
In his latest and perhaps most adventuresome book, Robert Kastenbaum offers a fresh view of the quest for perpetual youth. The focus is on the "pretty monster" that Oscar Wilde created a century ago i
"Defining Acts" consists of 8 plays, each followed by an Afterword offering suggestions for in-class as well as staged productions. The plays are suitable as fully staged productions; script-in-hand p
In this extensively updated and revised edition, Dr. Kastenbaum continues to examine and expand upon issues of dying and the ways in which we shape and reshape our conceptions of death. New to the Th
In preparing this special issue of "Omega: The Journal of Death and Dying" - we choose to consider solidarity in a somewhat larger perspective than the other one usually adopted by a clear majority of
This landmark text on the sociology of death and dying draws on contributions from the social and behavioral sciences as well as the humanities, such as history, religion, philosophy, literature, and
This carefully prepared two-volume reference will be useful and accessible to a wide audience of professionals, students, and general readers looking for summaries and starting points for research on
Providing an understanding of the relationship with death, both as an individual and as a member of society, this book is intended to contribute to your understanding of your relationship with death.
Providing an overview of the myriad ways that we are touched by death and dying, both as an individual and as a member of society, this book will help readers understand our relationship with death. K
This volume explores the moral, spiritual, and cultural terrain of aging through interdisciplinary scholarship and clinically based research.Aging has long been of interest to scholars and practition
