Buch, Englisch, 262 Seiten, Format (B × H): 159 mm x 233 mm, Gewicht: 497 g
Anti-Ageing in Modern Britain
Buch, Englisch, 262 Seiten, Format (B × H): 159 mm x 233 mm, Gewicht: 497 g
ISBN: 978-1-108-48415-2
Verlag: Cambridge University Press
In this major new study, James F. Stark provides the first historical account of the most dominant ideas, practices, and material cultures associated with anti-ageing and rejuvenation in modern Britain. With a focus on the interwar period, his study uncovers the role of the commercial world in influencing attitudes towards ageing and youth. Stark argues that the technologies of anti-ageing, their commercialisation and their consumption made rejuvenation a possible and desirable aim in a period of socio-political instability, mechanised conflict and extending lifespans. Ultimately, Stark offers an innovative historical account, which draws together bodies, gender, science, medicine, advertising, and ageing, and shows how the quest for youth was transformed by social anxieties about an ageing population and economic crisis.
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Fachgebiete
- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Kultur- und Ideengeschichte
- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Mentalitäts- und Sozialgeschichte
- Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Geschichte der Medizin
Weitere Infos & Material
1. Introduction; 2. Hormones, 1918–1929; 3. Diet, 1918–1929; 4. Electrotherapy, 1925–1932; 5. Exercise, 1930–1939; 6. Skin care, 1930 and beyond; 7. Conclusion; 8. Postscript.
