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http://doi.org/10.25358/openscience-9895| Authors: | Banerjee, Mita |
| Title: | Centenarians’ autobiographies : age, life writing and the enigma of extreme longevity |
| Edition: | 1 |
| Online publication date: | 21-Dec-2023 |
| Year of first publication: | 2024 |
| Language: | english |
| Abstract: | Situated at the intersection between medical humanities, aging studies, autobiographical studies, disability studies and ethic studies, this book explores the fascination of centenarians' autobiographies for humanites research. It can be argued that the growing presence of centenarians' autobiographies on book markets across the globe may by rooted in the public's desire for positive images of aging, in contrast to the image of inevitable decay. |
| DDC: | 400 Sprache 400 Language 610 Medizin 610 Medical sciences 800 Literatur 800 Literature and rhetoric 920 Biografie 920 Biography |
| Institution: | Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz |
| Department: | FB 05 Philosophie und Philologie |
| Place: | Mainz |
| ROR: | https://ror.org/023b0x485 |
| DOI: | http://doi.org/10.25358/openscience-9895 |
| Version: | Published version |
| Publication type: | Monographie |
| License: | CC BY-NC-ND |
| Information on rights of use: | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ |
| Extent: | 332 |
| Publisher: | De Gruyter |
| Publisher place: | Berlin/Boston |
| Issue date: | 2024 |
| ISBN: | 9783110769418 |
| Publisher DOI: | 10.1515/9783110769579 |
| Appears in collections: | DFG-491381577-G |
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