{"product_id":"the-comfort-of-people-hardback-9781509524310","title":"The Comfort of People (Hardback) 9781509524310","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Comfort of People\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eDaniel Miller (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781509524310, Polity Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 29 September 2017\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e236 pages\u003cbr\u003e19.8 x 13.5 x 2.3 cm, 0.34 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'\u003ci\u003eThe Comfort of People\u003c\/i\u003e reveals, in both technicolour and shades of grey, the ordinariness, the drama, the simplicity and the complexity of networks as people live out lives in the shadow of a serious diagnosis... These stories need to be read by all those working with dying people.'\u003cbr\u003e —\u003cb\u003eDr Ros Taylor, Clinical Director, Hospice UK\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the end of life, our comfort lies mainly in relationships. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In this book, Daniel Miller, one of the world's leading anthropologists, examines the social worlds of people suffering from terminal or long-term illness. Threading together a series of personal stories, based on interviews conducted with patients of an English hospice, Miller draws out the implications of these narratives for our understanding of community, friendship, and kinship, but also loneliness and isolation. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e This is a book about people's lives, not their deaths: about the hospice patients rather than the hospice. It focuses on the comfort given by friends, carers and relatives through both face-to-face relations and, increasingly, online communication. Miller asks whether the loneliness and isolation he uncovers is the result of a decline of English patterns of socialising, or their continuation. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e This moving and deeply humane book combines warmth and sharp observation with anthropological insight and practical suggestions for the use of media by the hospice. It will be of interest not only to students and scholars of anthropology, sociology, social policy and media and cultural studies, but also to healthcare professionals and, indeed, to anyone who would like to know more about the role of relationships in the final stage of our lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cli\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eForeword\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eStory 1) Sarah\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eStory 2) Champneys for the Terminal\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eStory 3) The Curse Of Confidentiality\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eStory 4) Parkinson�s\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eStory 5) Four Friends\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eStory 6) Betty and Gloria\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eStory 7) Tom, Dick and Robin Rigby\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eStory 8) My Fair Lady\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eStory 9) Maypole\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eStory 10) Control Centre\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eStory 11) Our Forum\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eStory 12) Depression\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eStory 13) Community\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eStory 14) Bluebells\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eStory 15) The Intimacy Of Strangers\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eStory 16) The Silent Community\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eStory 17) In This Room\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eStory 18) Matt\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eConclusions\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eRecommendations for Hospice Use of New Media\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBibliography\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Archaeology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Archaeology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Archaeology%20%5BHD%5D%22\"\u003eHD\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Polity","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52441789497624,"sku":"9781509524310","price":42.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781509524310.jpg?v=1785025297","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-comfort-of-people-hardback-9781509524310","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}