Forever Young: A Cultural History of Longevity por Boia, Lucian - 2005-01-01

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London : Reaktion, 2004. First English Edition. Softcover. Fine paperback copy. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered.; 8vo 8"" - 9"" tall; 224 pages; Physical desc. : 224 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. Rev. and expanded ed. Of: Pour vivre deux cent ans., published Paris, Press Editions, 1998. Includes bibliographical references (p. 214-220) and index. Translated from the French. Subject: Aging --Psychological aspects --Health Promotion --History --Longevity --Science --Life Sciences --Biology --Developmental Biology --Social science --Anthropology --Cultural. Summary: ""Forever Young"" offers a wide-ranging survey of the notion of longevity, from Antiquity to the present. The author looks at the many manifestations of one of humanity's most powerful dreams: the prolongation of life and youth with immortality as a final objective. Using a variety of sources, religion, folk traditions, science, literature and art, the book shows on the one hand the… Ler mais

Reaktion Books, 2004. Paperback. New. 224 pages. 8.50x5.25x0.75 inches.