War Dead : Western societies and the casualties of war

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- 1 War dead -- 2 Identifying the dead to mourn them properly? -- 3 Armies and states faced with their dead -- 4 What should be done with enemy corpses? -- 5 Ways of bidding farewell -- 6 Ritualised mourning in acts of commemoration...
Ausführliche Beschreibung

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- 1 War dead -- 2 Identifying the dead to mourn them properly? -- 3 Armies and states faced with their dead -- 4 What should be done with enemy corpses? -- 5 Ways of bidding farewell -- 6 Ritualised mourning in acts of commemoration -- Epilogue: The presence of dead bodies -- Bibliography -- Index Ausführliche Beschreibung