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Book SynopsisHow will our ageing populations change society?
Trade Review'One of England's most imaginative and creative writers, with a preacher's talent for prophesy and a capacity for righteous indignation reminiscent of George Orwell' -- Richard Gott, Guardian
'The inspirational Jeremy Seabrook beats any celebrity radical in the art of speaking hard truths through fine prose' -- Boyd Tonkin, Independent
Table of ContentsIntroduction - The ageing population of the world: demographic time-bomb or unique opportunity?
1. Ageing and the role of the elderly in the changing cultures of the world
2. Work and the elderly, in the West and the South
3. Themes and issues
(i) Widowhood
(ii) Witchcraft
(iii) Remembering
(iv) ...and forgetting
(v) Sex in old age
(vi) Ageing and sexual minorities
(vii) Stranded in a world moving on
(viii) Poverty in old age
(ix) Old age in traumatised societies - war and natural catastrophe
4. North and South - sefety nets: the social security of flesh and blood and the social security of financial support. The elderly in individual countries, including USA, China, Vietnam, South Africa
5. Active Ageing; testimonies of the elderly
6. Self-Help, Mutual Help
