From Old Woman to Older Women

From Old Woman to Older Women
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Publisher : Ohio State University Press
Total Pages : 176
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ISBN-10 : 0814209351
ISBN-13 : 9780814209356
Rating : 4/5 (356 Downloads)

Book Synopsis From Old Woman to Older Women by : Sally Chivers

Download or read book From Old Woman to Older Women written by Sally Chivers and published by Ohio State University Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing on the perspective of aging bodies in order to approach the study of contemporary Canadian women's fiction, the author seeks to understand body criticism in general because elderly physical experiences lay bare crucial assumptions of thinking through the body. It also investigates the mechanisms and effects of constructions of aging in order to combat the automatically negative reactions most readers have to the topic of old age.


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