Book Review: Peter Ross, A Tomb With a View: The Stories and Glories of Graveyards, London: Headline, 2020
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To explain how graveyards, tombs and cemeteries affect us, our families, and the broader contemporary society and how they shape the built environment requires an insightful writer. Thankfully, Peter Ross’s book A Tomb With A View: The Stories and Glories of Graveyards meet this task more than adequately. Ross has produced a rich historical study of British graveyards that is compassionate and sensitively written.
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SOAS, University of London
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Kitap Tanıtımı: Peter Ross, A Tomb With a View: The Stories and Glories of Graveyards, London: Headline, 2020
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Mezarlıkların, türbelerin ve mezarlıkların bizi, ailelerimizi ve daha geniş çağdaş toplumu nasıl etkilediğini ve yapılı çevreyi nasıl şekillendirdiğini açıklamak, anlayışlı bir yazar gerektirir. Neyse ki, Peter Ross'un A Tomb With A View: The Stories and Glories of Graveyards adlı kitabı bu görevi gereğinden fazla yerine getiriyor. Ross, İngiliz mezarlıklarıyla ilgili, şefkatli ve duyarlı bir şekilde yazılmış, zengin bir tarihsel çalışma ortaya koydu.
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| Primary Language | English |
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| Journal Section | Book Review |
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| Publication Date | March 26, 2023 |
| Submission Date | January 16, 2023 |
| Published in Issue | Year 2023 Volume: 8 Issue: 1 |
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