Crossing Frontiers

W. Andrew (Institute of Gerontology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor) Achenbaum

Cambridge University Press, 1995

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Gerontology did not emerge as a scientific field of inquiry in the United States until the twentieth century. By tracing intellectual networks and analyzing institutional patterns, Crossing Frontiers shows how old age became a 'problem' worth investigating and how a multidisciplinary orientation took shape.

ISBN-13
9780521481946
ISBN-10
0521481945
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
1995
Publication date
1995-08-25
Pages
296
Dimensions
157x236x31
Weight
650