The Hour of Our Death
by Philippe Aries
- Used
- as new
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- As New/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0760720878
- ISBN 13
- 9780760720875
- Seller
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Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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About This Item
U.S.A.: Barnes & Noble, 2000. 1st Edition. . Hardcover. As New/Fine. As New copy in Fine dustwrapper. First printing with full number line. Apparently the only first printing copy across various selling platforms. Unread copy: pages and covers are crisp, intact and unmarked. Some typical shelf wear to dust jacket which is intact and without tears. 651 pp. Summary: This remarkable book¿the fruit of almost two decades of study¿traces in compelling fashion the changes in Western attitudes toward death and dying from the earliest Christian times to the present day. A truly landmark study, The Hour of Our Death reveals a pattern of gradually developing evolutionary stages in our perceptions of life in relation to death, each stage representing a virtual redefinition of human nature. 1st Printing 1st Printing 1st Printing
Synopsis
Philippe Ariès was an important French medievalist and historian of the family and childhood. He is also the author of Centuries of Childhood , which was translated into English in 1962. He died in Paris in 1984.
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- Bookseller
- Modern First Editions Boston (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000670
- Title
- The Hour of Our Death
- Author
- Philippe Aries
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New As New
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition.
- ISBN 10
- 0760720878
- ISBN 13
- 9780760720875
- Publisher
- Barnes & Noble
- Place of Publication
- U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 2000
- Keywords
- MEDICINE, HEALTH & WELLNESS HISTORY SOCIAL SCIENCES PSYCHOLOGY SELF-HELP RELIGION SPIRITUALITY
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