Death and the Afterlife
Multidisciplinary Perspectives from a Global City
Inbunden, Engelska, 2024
Av Kit Ying Lye, Terence Heng, Singapore) Lye, Kit Ying (Singapore University of Social Sciences, UK) Heng, Terence (University of Liverpool
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Produktinformation
- Utgivningsdatum2024-06-12
- Mått203 x 254 x undefined mm
- Vikt570 g
- FormatInbunden
- SpråkEngelska
- SerieRoutledge Advances in Sociology
- Antal sidor206
- FörlagTaylor & Francis Ltd
- ISBN9781032383989