xi, 217 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm.
Note
Subtitle from cover.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. [195]-210) and index.
Contents
The day of the dead, problems and paradoxes -- Historical foundations -- The sweetness of death -- Skulls and skeletons -- Contemporary transformations -- Tourism and the state -- The poetics of death -- The Day of the Dead and Halloween -- North of the border -- Teaching the Day of the Dead -- Creativity and community -- Mexican views of death.
