Mediated Death. Johanna Sumiala

      Copyright © Johanna Sumiala 2022

      The right of Johanna Sumiala to be identified as Author of this Work has been asserted in accordance with the UK Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.

      First published in 2022 by Polity Press

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      ISBN-13: 978-1-5095-4455-4

      A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library.

      Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

      Names: Sumiala, Johanna, author.

      Title: Mediated death / Johanna Sumiala.

      Description: Cambridge, UK ; Medford, MA : Polity Press, 2022. | Includes bibliographical references and index. | Summary: “A leading scholar’s robust analysis of the meaning of death in digital society”-- Provided by publisher.

      Identifiers: LCCN 2021017654 (print) | LCCN 2021017655 (ebook) | ISBN 9781509544530 (hardback) | ISBN 9781509544547 (paperback) | ISBN 9781509544554 (epub) | ISBN 9781509550418 (pdf)

      Subjects: LCSH: Death--Social aspects. | Death in mass media. | Digital media--Social aspects.

      Classification: LCC HQ1073 .S86 2022 (print) | LCC HQ1073 (ebook) | DDC 306.9--dc23

      LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2021017654 LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2021017655