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Ageing in the Mediterranean
Joseph (Ed) Troisi
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Description for Ageing in the Mediterranean
Hardback. This important and timely volume brings together a distinguished set of international scholars who provide rich information about the social, economic, political, and historical factors responsible for shaping ageing policy in the Mediterranean region. Editor(s): Troisi, Joseph; Kondratowitz, Hans-Joachim von. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QRM; JFSP31. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 241 x 177 x 28. Weight in Grams: 870.
At a time of extreme globalisation Ageing in the Mediterranean fills a key void in international literature on ageing societies. This important and timely volume brings together a distinguished set of international scholars who provide rich information about the social, economic, political, and historical factors responsible for shaping ageing policy in the Mediterranean region. It is a regional handbook that highlights the idiosyncrasies of overlapping ageing issues in one particular territory and presents a range of key issues and concerns including migration, care-giving, employment, and health care amongst others, whilst providing rich data from various countries such as Israel, Italy, ... Read more
At a time of extreme globalisation Ageing in the Mediterranean fills a key void in international literature on ageing societies. This important and timely volume brings together a distinguished set of international scholars who provide rich information about the social, economic, political, and historical factors responsible for shaping ageing policy in the Mediterranean region. It is a regional handbook that highlights the idiosyncrasies of overlapping ageing issues in one particular territory and presents a range of key issues and concerns including migration, care-giving, employment, and health care amongst others, whilst providing rich data from various countries such as Israel, Italy, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Weight
870g
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
Bristol, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781447301066
SKU
V9781447301066
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-27
About Joseph (Ed) Troisi
Joseph Troisi is professor of Social Gerontology and Director of the European Centre for Gerontology, University of Malta. He directs the International Institute on Ageing, United Nations-Malta and serves on a number of UN expert groups in the field of ageing. He is a member of the European Masters in Gerontology. Hans-Joachim von Kondratowitz is senior advisor/researcher at the ... Read more
Reviews for Ageing in the Mediterranean
The book achieves its aim of addressing the tension between unity and variety in the Mediterranean region and is particularly effective at highlighting the complexities of migration within the region in relation to ageing. Ageing & Society