Description
Reviews
Monumental ... [Thane] is at her best when she reaches the turn of the nineteenth century and she holds the reader's attention to the end. Apt headlining of short chapters and some arresting conclusions make the book excellent for use as a textbook ... it is never unexciting, thanks to the eloquence of the writing and the way the author has given a voice to government authorities, researchers and the elderly themselves. * Scandinavian Economic History Review *
The book represents a first-rate introduction to the field for nonspecialists. * American Historical Review *
This ambitious synthesis, by a major scholar, reminds us of the richness and importance of the field. Pat Thane drives the point home by using historical perspective to comment intelligently on the present and future prospects of old age and the elderly. * American Historical Review *
This is a landmark study ... it is a work on a grand canvas, from medieval times to the present, which expertly interweaves extensive personal research with the findings of others. Displaying great powers of synthesis and maturity of judgement, Old Age in English History puts a new field of historical studies firmly on the map * Roy Porter, Times Literary Supplement *
Book Information
ISBN 9780198203827
Author Pat Thane
Format Hardback
Page Count 548
Imprint Oxford University Press
Publisher Oxford University Press
Weight(grams) 1g
Dimensions(mm) 242mm * 163mm * 33mm