loss and grief in England, 1914-1970 Jalland, Patricia. creator text bibliography enk Oxford New York Oxford University Press 2010 monographic eng

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xii, 317 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cm. The history of death is a vital part of human history, and a study of dying and grief takes us to the heart of any culture. Since the First World War there has been a tendency to privatize death, and to minimize the expression of grief and the rituals of mourning. Jalland explores the nature and scope of this cultural shift. Death, the Great War, and the influenza pandemic -- Violet Cecil and communities in mourning -- The Bickersteths' sacred pilgrimages to the Great War cemeteries, 1919-1931 -- Death, disasters, and rituals among the northern working classes, 1919-1939 -- Sir Sydney Cockerell: cremation and the modern way of death in England -- The people's war: death in the Blitz -- Missing airmen and families in anguish: 'there could be no mourning' -- Experiences of wartime grief -- Hidden death: medicine and care of the dying, 1945-1970 -- Widowhood, grief, and old age, 1945-1963 -- Gorer's map of death: declining rituals and prolonged grief, 1963 -- Observing grief: C.S. Lewis and C.M. Parkes -- Epilogue: change and continuity since the 1970s. Pat Jalland. Includes bibliographical references (p. [293]-303) and index. Death Social aspects England History 20th century Bereavement England History 20th century Grief England History 20th century Funeral rites and ceremonies England History 20th century BF789.D4 J35 2010 306.909420904 9780199265510 (hbk.) 0199265518 (hbk.) 2011280038 UKM 110103 20150807110027.0 16596412