Descript |
287 p. : ill. |
Content |
text |
Media |
computer |
Carrier |
online resource |
Note |
Translated from the German. |
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Formerly CIP. |
Contents |
Introduction: Geriatrics Today and Yesterday 1 The Knowledge of the Ancients: Ancient and Medieval Accounts of Old Age and Their Importance for Early Modern Europe 2 Between Elderly Care and Life Extension: Galenic Gerocomies to the mid-Seventeenth Century 3 Old Age in the Early Modern University: The Eclecticism of Medical Concepts after 1650 4 Old Women: The Marginalization of a Majority Conclusion: Proto-Geriatrics between Tradition and Innovation |
Note |
Old age is often seen as a disease to be conquered. Early modern perceptions of old age are dominated by medicine's inability to treat the diseases associated with growing old. This book takes a thematic look at the historical roots of the debate surrounding old age and disease. |
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325 annual accesses. UkHlHU |
ISBN |
9781317324096 (e-book) |
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