Old Age between Personal Experience and Social Representation: From Enlightenment Thought to Modern Attitudes
Keywords:
historiography, old age, social history, cultural history, ageingSynopsis
Questions of old age and the elderly in the past, as highlighted in the monograph, have long been marginalised in Slovenian historiography. The monograph is innovative both in its content and in its interdisciplinary approach, as it goes beyond historical facts alone and, by incorporating social‑scientific and cultural perspectives, adds a new dimension to their interpretation. The volume offers fresh insights into the multifaceted phenomenon of ageing and into the ways in which different environments and social settings in the past confronted it.
Financial Support: Slovenian Research and Innovation Agency.
This monograph was produced as part of the research program “The Mediterranean and Slovenia” (P6-0272), funded by ARIS.
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Introduction
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“How I shudder at the thought of becoming a useless old woman”Strategies for Coping with Old Age and Aging Processes in the Diaries of a Swiss Woman Anna Maria Preiswerk-Iselin (1758–1840)
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Characteristics of Poor Elderly People in the Early 19th Century Included in the System of Formal Care – the Case of the Provincial Centre of Ljubljana
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Old Age in 18th-Century British Health Regimens
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The Burden of AgeingOld Age, Poverty, and Attitudes toward Social Issues in the 19th-Century Austrian Littoral
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The Stereotype Content Model Approach to the Study of Ageism in History
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Images of Old Age in the Paintings of Ivana Kobilca
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Narratives of Old AgeDecline, Burden, and Defiance in Representations of Care Home Residents in Contemporary Slovenian Literature
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Abstracts
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Abstracts
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Authors
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Index of Names
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