by JackSantino (Author)
This is an edited volume of approximately 17 essays that deal with various types of spontaneous shrines and other, related public memorializations of death. The articles address events such as New York after 9/11; roadside crosses, and the use of 'Day of the Dead' altars to bring attention to deceased undocumented immigrants.
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 368
Edition: illustrated edition
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 21 Apr 2006
ISBN 10: 1403968888
ISBN 13: 9781403968883