The purpose of monuments is to attract visitors and elicit from them a memory of the dead, says Sherlock (history, U. of Melbourne, Australia), and they do so by telling stories. He investigates the m
"Over the next 40 years the number of people aged 60+ in the world, many of whom live in developing regions, will grow by 10 billion. What will old age be like for them? This original book provides an
"Over the next 40 years the number of people aged 60+ in the world, many of whom live in developing regions, will grow by 10 billion. What will old age be like for them? This original book provides an
Accelerated population ageing, long a significant issue for developed countries, is now becoming important in the developing world too. Population ageing is one of the great achievements of the past c
An overview essay by Merry Wiesner-Hanks (history, U. of Wisconsin-Milwaukee) introduces this volume of essays, describing the historiography of gender theory with regard to early-modern Europe, setti
