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The slow moon climbs : the science, history, and meaning of menopause /
For most of human history, people had no word for menopause and did not view it as a medical condition. Rather, in traditional foraging and agrarian societies, it was a transition to another important life stage. This book draws on historical, scientific, and cultural research to reveal how our perc...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Princeton, New Jersey :
Princeton University Press,
[2019]
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | For most of human history, people had no word for menopause and did not view it as a medical condition. Rather, in traditional foraging and agrarian societies, it was a transition to another important life stage. This book draws on historical, scientific, and cultural research to reveal how our perceptions of menopause developed from prehistory to the twenty-first century. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xi, 466 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780691185644 0691185646 |