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03304cam a2200385 i 4500 |
| 001 - CONTROL NUMBER |
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on1424620229 |
| 003 - CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER |
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OCoLC |
| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION |
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20240319111323.0 |
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240301t20242024nyu b 001 0 eng |
| 010 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER |
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| LC control number |
2023048688 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE |
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| Original cataloging agency |
DLC |
| Language of cataloging |
eng |
| Description conventions |
rda |
| Transcribing agency |
OQX |
| Modifying agency |
OQX |
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OCLCO |
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IJ5 |
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RB0 |
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NFG |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
9780593239056 |
| Qualifying information |
(hardcover) |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
0593239059 |
| Qualifying information |
(hardcover) |
| 035 ## - SYSTEM CONTROL NUMBER |
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| System control number |
(OCoLC)1424620229 |
| 043 ## - GEOGRAPHIC AREA CODE |
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| Geographic area code |
n-us--- |
| 092 ## - LOCALLY ASSIGNED DEWEY CALL NUMBER (OCLC) |
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| Classification number |
363.75 |
| Item number |
P947 |
| 049 ## - LOCAL HOLDINGS (OCLC) |
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| Holding library |
NFGA |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Prickett, Pamela J., |
| Relator term |
author. |
| 245 14 - TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
The unclaimed : |
| Remainder of title |
abandonment and hope in the City of Angels / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc |
Pamela Prickett ; Stefan Timmermans. |
| 250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT |
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| Edition statement |
First edition. |
| 264 #1 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE STATEMENTS |
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| Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture |
New York : |
| Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer |
Crown, |
| Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture |
[2024] |
| 264 #4 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE STATEMENTS |
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| Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture |
©2024 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
x, 313 pages ; |
| Dimensions |
25 cm |
| 336 ## - CONTENT TYPE |
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| Content Type Term |
text |
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txt |
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rdacontent |
| 337 ## - MEDIA TYPE |
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| Media Type Term |
unmediated |
| Media Type Code |
n |
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rdamedia |
| 338 ## - CARRIER TYPE |
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| Carrier Type Term |
volume |
| Carrier Type Code |
nc |
| Source |
rdacarrier |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
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| Summary, etc |
"An intimate, deeply moving investigation of an underreported phenomenon--the rising number of unclaimed dead in America today--and what it says about the state of our society. For centuries, people who died destitute or alone were buried in potters' fields--a Dickensian end that even the most hard-pressed families tried to avoid. 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 uncover a hidden social world. They 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. It forces us to confront a variety of social ills, from the fracturing of families and the loneliness of cities to the toll of rising inequality. But it is also filled with unexpected moments of tenderness. In Boyle Heights, a Mexican American neighborhood not far from the glitter of Hollywood, hundreds of strangers come together each year to mourn the deaths of people they never knew. These ceremonies, springing up across the country, reaffirm our shared humanity and help mend our frayed social fabric. Beautifully crafted and profoundly empathetic, The Unclaimed urges us to expand our circle of caring--in death and in life."-- |
| Assigning source |
Provided by publisher. |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE |
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| Bibliography, etc |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 266-302) and index. |
| 505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE |
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| Formatted contents note |
Prologue: Ashes -- Part 1. Alive -- New directions -- Aging in place -- My way -- Van life -- Part 2. Forgotten -- Gone -- Investigation -- County dispo -- Part 3. Remembered -- The dead don't vote -- A calling -- Steel and sassafras -- Standing in the gap -- Presente -- Epilogue: The kindness of clay -- Afterword: Memento mori. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Unclaimed dead. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Death |
| General subdivision |
Social aspects |
| Geographic subdivision |
United States. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Death |
| General subdivision |
Social aspects |
| Geographic subdivision |
California. |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Timmermans, Stefan, |
| Dates associated with a name |
1968- |
| Relator term |
author. |
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C0 |
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NFG |
