Allan Kellehear is a Professor of Sociology at the University of Bath, UK.

'This is no ordinary book. The next generation of death scholars will have to come to terms with it. And it is superb in showing how sociology can illuminate the findings of archaeology and history.' The Times Higher Education Supplement

• Acknowledgements; Preface; 1. The dawn of mortal awareness; 2. The otherworld journey - death as dying; 3. The first challenge - anticipating death; 4. The emergence of sedentism; 5. The birth of the good death; 6. The second challenge - preparing for death; 7. The rise and spread of cities; 8. The birth of the well-managed death; 9. The third challenge - taming death; 10. The exponential rise of modernity; 11. The birth of the shameful death; Conclusion; Bibliography.

Allan Kellehear is a Professor of Sociology at the University of Bath, UK.

'This is no ordinary book. The next generation of death scholars will have to come to terms with it. And it is superb in showing how sociology can illuminate the findings of archaeology and history.' The Times Higher Education Supplement

• Acknowledgements; Preface; 1. The dawn of mortal awareness; 2. The otherworld journey - death as dying; 3. The first challenge - anticipating death; 4. The emergence of sedentism; 5. The birth of the good death; 6. The second challenge - preparing for death; 7. The rise and spread of cities; 8. The birth of the well-managed death; 9. The third challenge - taming death; 10. The exponential rise of modernity; 11. The birth of the shameful death; Conclusion; Bibliography.

Allan Kellehear is a Professor of Sociology at the University of Bath, UK.

'This is no ordinary book. The next generation of death scholars will have to come to terms with it. And it is superb in showing how sociology can illuminate the findings of archaeology and history.' The Times Higher Education Supplement

• Acknowledgements; Preface; 1. The dawn of mortal awareness; 2. The otherworld journey - death as dying; 3. The first challenge - anticipating death; 4. The emergence of sedentism; 5. The birth of the good death; 6. The second challenge - preparing for death; 7. The rise and spread of cities; 8. The birth of the well-managed death; 9. The third challenge - taming death; 10. The exponential rise of modernity; 11. The birth of the shameful death; Conclusion; Bibliography.