Death and the Migrant : Bodies, Borders and Care.: Bodies, Borders and Care. (2013)

• Record Type: Book
• Other Names: Gunaratnam, Yasmin
• Contents: HalfTitle; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Illustrations; Acknowledgements; Preface; Elephant Pass(t); 1 Death and the Migrant -- An Introduction; Frank, A first journey; Harshini, The last migration; Diasporic dying; Hospice-tality and the geo-social; Mortal chorographies; The book; 2 Eros; The promise; David; The face; Dust and guts; 3 Thanatos; 4 A Catch; Dirt; Paranoia; Comin throu the rye; Patience; 5 Never Mind; Violet is unbalanced.; Silver lining; Les Fleurs du Mal; 6 Dissimulation; Shock; Body heat; 7 Moving On; Faith; 8 Music; Noise; Hospice-tality; 9 The Prince and the Pee. Tings10 Failing, Falling; Inklings; The high wire; Not-knowing; In the skin of a lion; 11 Home; Body work; Slowly, slowly; Genograms; A view; A cough; 12 Pain; Total pain: 'All of me is wrong'; Case stories; Being affected to learn; 13 The Foreigner Question -- An Epilogue; Sweet chariot; Geese20; 14 Appendix: Research and Methods; Stories, writing, care; Notes; Bibliography; Index.
• Publisher Details: London : Bloomsbury Academic
• Publication Date: 2013
• Extent: 1 online resource (208 pages), illustrations (black and white)
• Subjects: 306.9 23; Immigrants -- Great Britain -- Death; Immigrants -- Death -- Social aspects -- Great Britain; Terminally Ill -- psychology; Emigrants and Immigrants -- psychology; Cultural Characteristics; Terminal Care; POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Cultural Policy; SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- Cultural; SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Popular Culture; United Kingdom; Great Britain; Popular Work; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781472515346; 9781472515339; 1472515331; 1472544412; 9781472544414
• Related ISBNs: 147251534X; 178093405X; 9781780934051; 9781306723206; 1306723205
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-192) and index.; Note: Print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.