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This study of the state funerals that were celebrated in France between the revolution and the death of Mitterand investigates the funerals of a number of prominent figures which became major public events.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ben-Amos, Avner
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2000.
Subjects:
Funeral rites and ceremonies > France.
Celebrities > France > Death.
Death > Symbolic aspects > France.
Political culture > France.
France > History > 1789-
Funeral Rites > history
Attitude to Death > history
Politics > history
Funérailles > Rites et cérémonies > France.
Célébrités > France > Mort.
Mort > Aspect symbolique > France.
France > Histoire > 1789-
France.
Europe.
HISTORY.
POLITICAL SCIENCE.
Cultural.
Anthropology.
SOCIAL SCIENCE.
Celebrities > Death
Death > Symbolic aspects
Funeral rites and ceremonies
Political culture
France
Since 1789
Electronic books.
History
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:This study of the state funerals that were celebrated in France between the revolution and the death of Mitterand investigates the funerals of a number of prominent figures which became major public events.
Physical Description:1 online resource (ix, 425 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:128044505X
9781280445057
9780191675836
0191675830