There is nothing more certain in life than death. But the mechanics and our understanding of dying have changed drastically: scientific advances have dramatically increased life expectancy, leading many of us to become detached from the reality of being mortal. Even the very ethos of death has changed. In Modern Death, Warraich explores the process, rituals and language of dying, and reveals how modern technology has changed not only how, when and where we die, but also what death means to us. Skryť popis