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Beskrivning
Using a combination of statistical analysis of census material and social history, this book describes the ageing of Ireland’s population from the start of the Union up to the introduction of the old age pension in 1908.
Chris Gilleard is a visiting research fellow in the Division of Psychiatry at University College London, UK, and senior visiting research fellow at the University of Bath, UK. Author and co-author with Paul Higgs of a number of books addressing ageing and old age -including Cultures of Ageing (2000); Ageing, Corporeality and Embodiment (2013) and Rethinking Old Age (2015)- his interests in later life span a wide range of disciplines from bio medicine to the humanities.
Innehållsförteckning
List of figures and tables-. Acknowledgements-. Preface-. Chapter 1 Ireland at the time of the Union-. Chapter 2 Ireland’s changing demography-. Chapter 3 Change in family and household structure-. Chapter 4 Poverty and old age-. Chapter 5 Growing older, growing sicker?-. Chapter 6 Conclusions-. Appendices-. Bibliography-.