James F. Stark (University of Leeds)

The Cult of Youth

Anti-Ageing in Modern Britain

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This study engages with histories of modern Britain, as well as science, technology, medicine, gender, and advertising to examine how anti-ageing became part of mainstream culture. It connects scientific and medical theories of how the body works and ages with the commercial world of anti-ageing products and procedures.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 264
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Dezember 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 402g
• ISBN-13: 9781108705974
• ISBN-10: 1108705979
• Artikelnr.: 66126404

Autorenporträt

James F. Stark is a historian of modern medicine and science and is Professor of Medical Humanities at the University of Leeds.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction
2. Hormones, 1918-1929
3. Diet, 1918-1929
4. Electrotherapy, 1925-1932
5. Exercise, 1930-1939
6. Skin care, 1930 and beyond
7. Conclusion
8. Postscript.