Out of time : the pleasures and the perils of ageing
Record details
- ISBN: 1781682992 (pbk.)
- ISBN: 9781781682999 (pbk.)
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Physical Description:
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xviii, 332 p. ; 20 cm. - Edition: Pbk. ed.
- Publisher: London ; New York : Verso, 2014, c2013.
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 281-318) and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | 1. How Old Am I? -- 2. Generational Warefare -- 2. The Perils of Desire -- 3. The Ties That Bind -- 5. Flags of Resistance -- 6. Affirming Survival. |
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Subject: | Old age Aging Intergenerational relations |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Kirtland Community College.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Kirtland Community College Library | HQ 1061 .S443 2014 | 30775305478654 | General Collection | Available | - |
Author Notes
Out of Time : The Pleasures and the Perils of Ageing
Lynn Segal was born in 1944 in Australia. She emigrated to London in 1970 and for the next decade her main energies went into grass roots politics in Islington, North London, helping to set up and run a women's centre and an alternative newspaper. In 1979, the three friends, Segal, Sheila Rowbotham and Hilary Wainwright wrote Beyond the Fragments, arguing for broader alliances among trade unionists, feminists and left political groups. In 1984, publisher Ursula Owen invited her to join the Virago Advisory Board and write an appraisal of the state of feminism, resulting in her first book, Is the Future Female? Troubled Thoughts on Contemporary Feminism. Her next book was Slow Motion: Changing Masculinities, Changing Men. In 2015 her title, Out Of Time: The Pleasures and Perils of Aging, made The New Zealand Best Seller List. (Bowker Author Biography)
In 1977, Showalter published A Literature of Their Own: British Women Novelists from Bronte to Lessing. It was one of the most influential works in feminist criticism, as it sought to establish a distinctive tradition for women writers. In later essays, Showalter helped to develop a clearly articulated feminist theory with two major branches: the special study of works by women and the study of all literature from a feminist perspective. In all of her recent writing, Showalter has sought to illuminate a "cultural model of female writing," distinguishable from male models and theories. Her role as editor bringing together key contemporary feminist criticism has been extremely influential on modern literary study. (Bowker Author Biography)