Old Age from Antiquity to Post-Modernity
By Paul Johnson & Pat Thane
- Release Date: 2002-11-01
- Genre: World History
Description
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.
