Age as Disease: Anti-Aging Technologies, Sites and Practices

by David-Jack Fletcher

Book Overview

Age as Disease explores the foundations of gerontology as a discipline to examine the ways contemporary society constructs old age as a disease-state. Framed throughout as 'gerontological hygeine', this book examines contemporary regimes, strategies and treatment protocols deployed throughout Australia, the United States, and the United Kingdom. The book deploys critical cultural theories such as biopolitics, somatechnics, ethics, and governmentality...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9811600155
• ISBN13: 9789811600159
• Release Date: March 2022
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 349 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.8" x 8.3"