Ageing, Corporeality and Embodiment

Ageing, Corporeality and Embodiment

Chris Gilleard / Paul Higgs

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Wimbledon Publishing
Año de edición:
2013
ISBN:
9780857283290
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This book investigates the emergence of a ‘new ageing’ and its realisation through the body. The work explores new forms of embodiment concerned with identity and care of the self, which have seen the body become a site for ageing differently - for ageing without becoming old. 

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