Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. List of Figures, Tables and Graphs viii
4. Acknowledgements xi
5. Glossary xiii
6. Introduction 1
7. Chapter 1 The Origins of Modern German Sepulchral Culture 13
8. Chapter 2 After Death The Organization of Disposal 41
9. Chapter 3 Resting Places? Cemeteries in the GDR 84
10. Chapter 4 Burning Bodies Cremation in the GDR 124
11. Chapter 5 The Communal Burial of Ashes ‘New’ Spaces for Disposal 159
12. Chapter 6 Funerals in the GDR A Diversity of Rituals 182
13. Conclusion 202
14. Bibliography 213
15. Index 229