Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Tables and Figures ix
4. Acknowledgments xi
5. Introduction: The Modern Ordering of Mortality 1
6. 1. Thou Shalt Not Die Violently: Death and the Modern Problematic of Order 23
7. 2. Thou Shalt Not Die Prematurely: The Political Economy of Death 50
8. 3. Thou Shalt Not Kill Thyself: The De-moralization of Suicide 89
9. 4. Thou Shalt Not Die an Undignified Death: The Discursive Constitution of Death with Dignity 124
10. Conclusion: Thou Shalt Die an Orderly Death 155
11. References 171
12. Name Index 189
13. Subject Index 195