COHEN, LAWRENCE.

No Aging in India. Alzheimer's, the Bad family, and Other Modern Things.

California: University of California Press. 1998. First Edition. Stock ID #176987

Black and white illustrations, xxv + 367pp, notes, bibliography, index, dustjacket spine sunned and extremities worn, text sound and clear, a very good hardback copy.

While in the West the diseases of old age are often seen as the crisis of old age, the author examines the view held by many in India that the crisis is the breakdown of the traditional extended family and its effect upon the elderly.

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