Invisible population [electronic resource] : the place of the dead in East Asian megacities / [edited by] Natacha Aveline-Dubach.
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TextPublication details: Lanham : Lexington Books, c2012Description: xiii, 223 p. : ill., mapsISBN: 9780739171455 (electronic bk.)Subject(s): Funeral rites and ceremonies -- East Asia -- History -- 20th century | Funeral rites and ceremonies -- East Asia -- History -- 21st century | Death care industry -- Social aspects -- East Asia -- History -- 20th century | Death care industry -- Social aspects -- East Asia -- History -- 21st century | City and town life -- East Asia -- History -- 20th century | City and town life -- East Asia -- History -- 21st centuryGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 393/.93095 LOC classification: GT3282 | .I68 2012Online resources: Click to View Summary: "Provides new information on funerary practices in East Asia's largest cities in which spatial constraints and the secularization of lifestyles are driving innovation. It reveals common trends in Japan, China and Korea, and addresses emerging challenges such as urban sustainability and growing social inequities."--Publisher's description.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"Provides new information on funerary practices in East Asia's largest cities in which spatial constraints and the secularization of lifestyles are driving innovation. It reveals common trends in Japan, China and Korea, and addresses emerging challenges such as urban sustainability and growing social inequities."--Publisher's description.
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
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