The American Way Of Death Revisited

Jessica Mitford

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Prose: non-fiction, Sociology & anthropology

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Virago
- Paperback Dec 6, 2000 | 9781860497629 | RRP $26.99 Buy Now

* A savage and hilarious anatomy of America's funeral practices - a classic by this famous English muckraker - revised just before her death

* 'Outrageously appalling, wickedly funny and subversive' TIMES

In the early 1960s this classic work of investigative journalism was a number one bestseller. The savage and hilarious analysis of America's funeral practices rocked the industry and shocked the public. This up-dated edition (revised just before the author's death) shows that if anything the industry has become more pernicious than ever in its assault on our practices and wallets. And it's an industry that - alas - sooner or later affects us all.

Praise for The American Way Of Death Revisited

Macabre, disturbing, amusing - Time Out
Subversive, aristocrat, mother, political activist, investigative journalist, writer ... sister and friend - Jon Snow
Jessica Mitford believed in social justice, love, the absurdities of power and the vital importance of jokes. - John Mortimer

Jessica Mitford

Jessica Mitford was the fifth of the six Mitford daughters and always the rebel among her sisters - Nancy, Pam, Diana, Unity and Debo. At the age of 19 she eloped to the Spanish Civil War with her cousin, Esmond Romilly and the two of them moved to the US in 1939. Esmond Romilly died in action in 1941 and Jessica later married Bob Treuhaft, a lawyer, with whom she lived in California. A one-time member of the American Communist Party, Jessica was a frequent target for the House Committee of Un-American Activities and was a passionate supporter of civil rights.

Previous titles:
The American Way of Death Revisited (Bfmt Dec 00);
Hons and Rebels;
Grace Had an English Heart;
Poison Penmanship;
Daughters and Rebels: An Autobiography;
The Making of a Muckraker;
A Fine Old Conflict