Over the past two hundred years, work experiences have changed greatly, causing new issues such as heightened boredom and alienation, but also new levels of obsession with work. This book looks at the
Since about 1880, reports Stearns (history, George Mason U.), death in the US has changed dramatically; the death rate for children and other key groups has plummeted, causes of death have migrated fr
Huge changes have occurred in both the physical facts of death and in the cultural modes that guide our reactions to it. These changes also affect policy issues ranging from punishments for crimes to
