Old Age from Antiquity to Post-Modernity

• Author(s): Paul Johnson, Pat Thane,
• Publisher: Routledge
• Pages: 256
• ISBN_10: 1134711239
  ISBN_13: 9781134711239
  
• Language: en
• Categories: History / World , History / Ancient / General , History / Europe / Medieval , History / Europe / Renaissance , History / Modern / General , History / Civilization , History / Social History , History / General , History / Modern / 20th Century / General , Medical / History ,

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Based on themes such as status and welfare, Old Age from Antiquity to Post-Modernity examines the role of the elderly in history. This empirical study represents a substantial contribution to both the historical understanding of old age in past societies as well as the discussion of the contribution of post-modernism to historical scholarship.