The unclaimed : abandonment and hope in the City of Angels
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Author
Contributors
Timmermans, Stefan, 1968- author.
Published
New York : Crown, [2024].
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
313 pages
Status
Peosta - Adult Non-Fiction - New
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Published
New York : Crown, [2024].
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
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Description
Today, more and more relatives are abandoning their dead, leaving it to local governments to dispose of the bodies. Up to 150,000 Americans now go unclaimed each year. Who are they? Why are they being forgotten? And what is the meaning of life if your death doesn't matter to others? In this extraordinary work of narrative nonfiction, eight years in the making, sociologists Pamela Prickett and Stefan Timmermans follow four individuals in Los Angeles, tracing the twisting, poignant paths that put each at risk of going unclaimed, and introducing us to the scene investigators, notification officers, and crematorium workers who care for them when no one else will. The Unclaimed lays bare the difficult truth that anyone can be abandoned.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Prickett, P. J., & Timmermans, S. (2024). The unclaimed: abandonment and hope in the City of Angels (First edition.). Crown.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Prickett, Pamela J. and Stefan Timmermans. 2024. The Unclaimed: Abandonment and Hope in the City of Angels. Crown.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Prickett, Pamela J. and Stefan Timmermans. The Unclaimed: Abandonment and Hope in the City of Angels Crown, 2024.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Prickett, Pamela J.,, and Stefan Timmermans. The Unclaimed: Abandonment and Hope in the City of Angels First edition., Crown, 2024.
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