Young-Old: Urban Utopias of an Aging Society, Hardcover - Deane Simpson

Young-Old examines contemporary architectural and urban mutations that have emerged as a consequence of one of the key demographic transformations ...

This volume presents contributions from academics, practitioners and researchers who reflect on aging and argue that while the financial impact of ...

With contributions from an international range of established and emerging scholars drawing upon real world examples, this title is the first to us...

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Reducere. The Making of an Old Soul: Aging as the Fulfillment of Life's Promise is the healing vision of a woman who is a scholar in the fields of adult and ...

As Robert Fishman writes of three of urban planning's greatest visionaries, Ebenezer Howard, Frank Lloyd Wright and Le Corbusier, they 'hated the c...

By exploring the social issues of aging and debunking the common myths, Getting Wise about Getting Old paints a more accurate and nuanced portrait ...

DescriptionThrough an ethnographic study of an internationally renowned NGO situated in Rajasthan, India, this book investigates the methods and pr...

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Comparing first-person ethnographic accounts of young people living, working, and creating relationships in cities across Asia, this volume explore...

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Reducere. Old, The Art of Aging with Attitude, is a witty and wise guide for individuals entering the so-called Golden Years. This book will help seniors not...

Grow old on purpose. This book invites readers to navigate a purposeful path from adulthood to elderhood with choice, curiosity, and courage. Every...

End-of-life issues are increasingly central to discussions within medical anthropology, the anthropology of political action, and the study of Budd...

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Enter the cross-cultural tale of gusto and enchantment, adaptation and loss, preserving the old ways of making a life. Presented in six acts with i...

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Reducere. It's been ten years since Mitch Albom first shared the wisdom of Morrie Schwartz with the world. Now-twelve million copies later-in a new afterword...

An experienced and imaginative anthologist, editor of The Faber Book of Reportage and The Faber Book of Science, Carey has gathered together a vast...

The Aging Mind offers an accessible introduction to what research has revealed about how our bodies and brains age, and how these changes affect ou...

Reducere. New York Times bestselling author and artist James Dean brings us a groovy rendition of the classic favorite children's song "Old MacDonald Had a F...

A year in the life of New York City's premier beekeeper, who charmingly chronicles his adventures and the quirky personalities he encounters while ...

Reducere. In this accessible new study, Toby Lincoln offers the first history of Chinese cities from their origins to the present. Despite being an agricultu...

King Edward VIII abdicated his throne for her in one of the world's great love stories - but who was Wallis Simpson?Born into a poor southern famil...

Most incidents of urban unrest in recent decades - including the riots in France, Britain and other Western countries - have followed lethal intera...

Reducere. New York Times bestselling author and artist James Dean brings us a groovy rendition of the classic favorite children's song ``Old MacDonald Had a ...

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DescriptionIs it possible to lead a creative post-urban existence? A wave of creatives is opting out of increasingly regulated and pressured urban ...

Reducere. Detective Simpson must navigate the seedy underworld to find the killer before more bodies start piling up. But first, he must fight off the demons...

Reducere. Detective Simpson must navigate the seedy underworld to find a killer before more bodies start piling up. But first, he must fight off the demons o...

A poetic book highlighting everyday natureThe perfect blend of science and poetry, Hidden City demonstrates that nature can thrive anywhere, even i...