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UNINA9911099588603321 |
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Titolo |
Aging in Asia / / Jason L. Powell and Ian G. Cook, editors |
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New York, : Nova Science Publishers, c2009 |
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[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (227 p.) |
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Collana |
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Aging issues, health and financial alternatives series |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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PowellJason L. <1971-> |
CookIan G |
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Soggetti |
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Aging - Asia |
Older people - Asia |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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pt. 1. Aging in Asia : case studies -- pt. 2. Rethinking aging in Asia. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This book focuses on the implications of population aging in Asia. The book discusses the differences in the magnitude of the aged population in different parts of Asia and highlights the perennial concerns of care and support facing older people and their families as Asian societies grapple with the aging population. The array of chapters in this book substantiates these challenges and opportunities afforded to different countries in Asia in light of demographic shifts, which range from an examination of broad issues of support for the aged and policy directions in East and Southeast Asia, to specific concerns relating to older people in China, Hong Kong, Japan, Pakistan, Korea, Bangladesh and Nepal. Population aging across these countries are experiencing increased longevity and a declining birth rate, which is becoming more prevalent. The book explains how, due to changes in population structure, aging will alter trends in the decades ahead in Asia. This book is unique in that the research cited is not only rich on aging experiences across Asia but is an important process in bringing together evocative, engaged and comparative insights as to how we understand complex aging and welfare issues. |
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UNINA9911142794703321 |
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Autore |
Carter Simon <1960-> |
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Rise and shine : sunlight, technology and health / / Simon Carter |
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Oxford ; ; New York, : Berg, 2007 |
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9786612473623 |
9781474215428 |
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9781282473621 |
128247362X |
9781847883315 |
1847883311 |
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Edizione |
[English ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (144 p.) |
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Sunshine - Therapeutic use - History |
Sunshine - Health aspects |
Solar radiation - Physiological effect |
Phototherapy - History |
Sun-baths - History |
Suntan - History |
Human body - Social aspects |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages [117]-127) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Introduction -- Beyond the pale: sun. danger and delight -- The move to the great outdoors: camping, campers and the 'worthy suntan' -- Sunshine, hygiene and the sun cure: part 1 - rickets, sunlight and actinotherapy -- Sunshine, hygiene and the sun cure: part 2 - tuberculosis and heliotherapy -- Heliosis: part 1 - leagues of sunshine -- Heliosis: part 2 - building worlds of sunlight -- Sunlight in perspective: pleasure, sunlight and the socio-sensual environment. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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"Rise and Shine takes as its starting point a view of sunlight as part of our material and social culture. How did the use of sunlight to treat tuberculosis and rickets in the early twentieth century alter our relationship with the sun? When was suntan lotion invented? By drawing |
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on a range of archival and historical sources, Rise and Shine traces the network of social and medical forces that constitute our current, sometimes problematic, relationship with sunlight."--BOOK JACKET. |
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