Loren Rhoads
This is, admittedly, a rather niche interest; as such, I really would have liked to see a bit more from this book. The cemeteries covered, while lovely, skew very heavily to Western culture and Abrahamic religions. The section on Africa is primarily there to feature the famous monuments of Egypt, with a nod to South Africa's apartheid struggle, as reflected in it's larger cemeteries. One hundred fifty six of the one hundred ninety nine are from the Americas or Europe (out of those, only 11 are from South America). Ten more are Eastern European, leaving a measly thirty for all of the Middle East, Asia, and Africa. Australia gets mention of only three cemeteries, almost as an afterthought.
Another item that seems sorely lacking, is photography. While each article contains a link to a site (generally an official tourist information offering), most only have one photograph. Additionally, the photographs featured are frequently of a generic nature. I would very much have liked to have seen some of the notable features and monuments mentioned without having to constantly set the book aside and look up additional information.
Overall, I would rate this a decent point to begin research, but advise that it should be treated mostly as a list for further research.
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