This study tackles the predicament of modern dying and how it has changed in America from the 19th century to the present. The author focuses on specific landmark events, explains bioethical arguments, and explores the lives and feelings of real people.'
About the Author作者简介
Peter Filene is professor of history at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. His other books include Home and Away (a novel) and Him/Her/Self, a celebrated history of gender identities.