Aging in America: Volume 8 (Sociology in the Twenty-First Century) 0520301285, 9780520301283

Aging in America 0520301285, 9780520301283

The aging of America will reshape how we live and will transform nearly every aspect of contemporary society. Renowned l

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Aging in America: A Cultural History 9780812293654

Aging in America traces the story of aging over the course of the last half century, demonstrating our culture's ne

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Aging in Twentieth-Century Britain 9780520970809

As today’s baby boomers reach retirement and old age, this timely study looks back at the first generation who aged in t

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Readings in Indian Sociology: Volume X: Pioneers of Sociology in India [1 ed.] 9788132113911

It is through the contributions of the pioneering scholars that not only a particular discipline derives its name but al

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Lost: Miscarriage in Nineteenth-Century America 9780813591575

In Lost, medical historian Shannon Withycombe weaves together women’s personal writings and doctors’ publications from t

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A Century of Wealth in America 9780674981362

Understanding wealth—who has it, how they acquired it, how they preserve it—is crucial to addressing challenges facing t

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The Unvarnished Truth: Personal Narratives in Nineteenth-Century America 9780520928039

The practice of selling one's tale of woe to make a buck has long been a part of American culture. The Unvarnished

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Selling the True Time: Nineteenth-Century Timekeeping in America 9781503618701

This book studies the transition from local to national timekeeping, a process that led to Standard Time—the world-wide

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The Botanizers: Amateur Scientists in Nineteenth-Century America 0807820466

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The Social Lives of Poems in Nineteenth-Century America 9780812291315

The Social Lives of Poems in Nineteenth-Century America illuminates the connections between poems and critical ideas abo

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