Shock of gray : the aging of the world's population and how it pits young against old, child against parent, worker against boss, company against rival, and nation against nation / Ted C. Fishman.
| Author/creator |
Fishman, Ted C., 1958- |
| Format | Book and Print |
| Edition | 1st Scribner hardcover ed. |
| Publication Info | New York : Scribner, ©2010. |
| Description | 401 pages ; 24 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Contributor biographical information |
| Supplemental Content | Publisher description |
| Subject(s) |
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| Contents | Gray new world -- Greetings from Florida, God's waiting room -- Brief history of living much longer -- Señor moment : Spain's discovery of age -- How we (really) do (continuously) age -- Japan, land of the missing sun -- Twisting fates of the screw capital : Rockford, Illinois -- Vulnerable, cherished, frail, kind, bothersome, sweet, expensive, wise, lonely, and irrelevant : how do we see the elderly -- China : will it grow old before it grows rich? -- Generations at the table. |
| Abstract | In "Shock of Gray," Ted Fishman explains the astouding economic and political changes we face as our world suddenly grows old. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 369-385) and index. |
| LCCN | 2010029522 |
| ISBN | 9781416551027 |
| ISBN | 1416551026 |
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| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions | |
| Joyner | General Stacks | HQ1061 .F55 2010 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |