A global history of child death : mortality, burial, and parental attitudes - Catalano, Amy J., 1976- (New York : Peter Lang, 2015)
A brief history of child mortality -- Burial pits and ivory beads: prehistoric children -- Biblical children -- Burials at night: children in ancient civilizations -- Collateral of the plague: children of the Middle Ages -- Ambivalence -- The modern era -- Indigenous peoples -- Naming and replacement -- Consolation literature: poetry, letters, and songs -- Visual representations of grief: photographs, monuments, and art.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description based on print version record.
Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
Keywords: Children -- Mortality -- History; Children -- Death -- History; Burial -- History; Mourning customs -- History; Electronic books