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Ageing and Globalisation
Martin Hyde
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Description for Ageing and Globalisation
Hardback. This book provides, for the first time, an accessible overview of how population ageing and globalisation - two of the most radical social transformations that have occurred - interact. Series: Ageing in a Global Context. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JFSP31; JHBD; JKS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 162 x 21. Weight in Grams: 562.
Population ageing and globalisation represent two of the most radical social transformations that have occurred. This book provides, for the first time, an accessible overview of how they interact. Ageing has been conventionally framed within the boundaries of nation states, yet demographic changes, transmigration, financial globalization and the global media have rendered this perspective problematic. This much-needed book is the first to apply theories of globalisation to gerontology, including Appadurai’s theory, allowing readers to understand the implications of growing older in a global age. This comprehensive introduction to globalisation for gerontologists is part of the Ageing in a Global ... Read more
Population ageing and globalisation represent two of the most radical social transformations that have occurred. This book provides, for the first time, an accessible overview of how they interact. Ageing has been conventionally framed within the boundaries of nation states, yet demographic changes, transmigration, financial globalization and the global media have rendered this perspective problematic. This much-needed book is the first to apply theories of globalisation to gerontology, including Appadurai’s theory, allowing readers to understand the implications of growing older in a global age. This comprehensive introduction to globalisation for gerontologists is part of the Ageing in a Global ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Bristol University Press
Condition
New
Series
Ageing in a Global Context
Number of Pages
264
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781447322276
SKU
V9781447322276
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99-50
About Martin Hyde
Martin Hyde is Associate Professor in Gerontology at the Centre for Innovative Ageing, Swansea University. His research looks at global ageing, and work, health and retirement in later life. Paul Higgs is Professor of the Sociology of Ageing at University College London. He has researched the changing nature of later life for over 20 years and is a co-editor of ... Read more
Reviews for Ageing and Globalisation
"This pioneering work demonstrates the urgency to conceptualize the different dynamics and layers of globalisation as they contextualize emerging forms of ageing." Jan Baars, University of Humanistic Studies, The Netherlands “At last a book that offers a comprehensive introduction to theories of ageing and globalisation while using empirical data to nuance our understandings of these phenomena.” Sandra Torres, Uppsala University, ... Read more