Skulls to the living, bread to the dead : [the day of the dead in Mexico and beyond] / Stanley Brandes.
| Author/creator | Brandes, Stanley H. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Malden, MA : Blackwell Pub., 2006. |
| Description | xi, 217 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Table of contents only |
| Subjects |
| Contents | The Day of the Dead, problems and paradoxes -- The sweetness of death -- Skulls and skeletons -- Tourism and the state -- The poetics of death -- The Day of the Dead and Halloween -- Teaching the Day of the Dead -- Creativity and community -- Mexican views of death. |
| General note | Subtitle from cover. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [195]-210) and index. |
| LCCN | 2006004999 |
| ISBN | 1405152478 (hardback : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 1405152486 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9781405152471 |
| ISBN | 9781405152488 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | GT4995.A4 B73 2006 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |