Aging in twentieth-century Britain / Charlotte Greenhalgh.
Aging in twentieth-century Britain / Charlotte Greenhalgh.
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Publisher
Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2018]
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G 2018/5606
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Language
English
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Physical content
xiii, 262 pages ; 23 cm.
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Introduction : aging and twentieth-century Britain -- Experts and the elderly : social research on old age -- Talking with Peter Townsend : elderly Britons at home -- Into the institution : residential care for the aged -- "Making the best of my appearance" : grooming in old age -- Games with time :...
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Publisher
Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2018]
Place of Publication
California
Date Published
[2018]
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Summary
"This book provides the first comprehensive study of the emotional, social, institutional, family, embodied and narrated lives of older people across twentieth century Britain. It demonstrates not just that older lives matter historically but also that old age is itself historically contingent and has been actively constituted in tandem with partic...
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Aging in twentieth-century Britain / Charlotte Greenhalgh.
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Berkeley series in British studies ; 12
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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G 2018/5606
Record Identifier
74VKV8RDeLrA
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKV8RDeLrA
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ISBN
0520298799 paperback ; alkaline paper
9780520298781 hardcover ; alkaline paper
0520298780 hardcover ; alkaline paper
9780520298798 paperback ; alkaline paper
DDC
305.260941
MMS ID
991024188551102626
