TY  - BOOK
AU  - Ottaway,Susannah R.
TI  - The decline of life: old age in eighteenth-century England 
T2  - Cambridge studies in population, economy, and society in past time
SN  - 0511184980
AV  - HQ1064.G7 O88 2004eb
U1  - 305.26/0944 22
PY  - 2004///
CY  - Cambridge, UK, New York, NY
PB  - Cambridge University Press
KW  - Großbritannien
KW  - Consulate
KW  - Frankfurt am Main
KW  - gnd
KW  - Older people
KW  - England
KW  - Social conditions
KW  - 18th century
KW  - Old age
KW  - History
KW  - Aging
KW  - Medicine
KW  - Family Relations
KW  - History, 18th Century
KW  - Personnes âgées
KW  - Angleterre
KW  - Conditions sociales
KW  - 18e siècle
KW  - Vieillesse
KW  - Histoire
KW  - Vieillissement
KW  - Médecine
KW  - SOCIAL SCIENCE
KW  - Gerontology
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS
KW  - fast
KW  - Alter
KW  - Bejaarden
KW  - gtt
KW  - Ouderdom
KW  - Electronic book
KW  - Electronic books
KW  - gtlm
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 284-314) and index; Who was "old" in eighteenth-century England? -- The activities of the "helmsman" : self-reliance, work, and community expectations of the elderly -- "The comforts of a private fire-side" -- Independent but not alone : family ties for the elderly -- Community assistance to the aged under the Old Poor Law -- Continuity and change in community assistance to the elderly over the eighteenth century -- Within workhouse walls : indoor relief for the elderly -- Conclusion : old age as a useful category of historical analysis
N2  - This is an important new study of the history of ageing. Ottaway combines a comprehensive survey of existing literature with original interpretation and analysis of available data, using a wide variety of sources. Her lively and sophisticated analysis will be of great interest to scholars in British and social history
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