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Necropolitics of the Ordinary : Death and Grieving in Contemporary Singapore /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Toulson, Ruth E. (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Seattle : University of Washington Press, [2024]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Chinese > Singapore > Social life and customs > 21st century.
Land use > Government policy > Singapore.
Exhumation > Singapore.
Mourning customs > Singapore.
Cemeteries > Government policy > Singapore.
Death care industry > Political aspects > Singapore.
Funeral rites and ceremonies > Political aspects > Singapore.
Singapore > Social life and customs > 21st century.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • The Modern State of Death
  • The Gift of a Corpse
  • Of Ancestors and Mourning Gowns
  • Fractured Sentiment
  • Grave Goods
  • Conclusion : A State of Grief
  • Epilogue : Return to Bukit Brown.