| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
xv, 553 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [441]-530) and index. |
| Contents |
What is the longevity revolution? -- The new longevity is the biggest challenge -- "The greedy geezer" : the manufactured clash of the generations -- Ageism : another form of bigotry -- The changing family and longevity -- The disorders of longevity -- Human interest in longevity : the power of research -- Alzheimer's : the epidemic of the twenty-first century -- The "biology of extended time" : evolution and longevity -- Cycles, clocks, and power plants : longevity science and aging research -- Toward a prescription for longevity and quality of life : health promotion and disease prevention -- Redesigning health care for an older America -- Live longer, work longer : productive engagement -- Social Security : self-responsibility and the state -- The private sector : providence and risk-- the role of the marketplace -- The politics of aging and longevity -- Population solutions to longevity : transition to stable populations -- Worldwide democratization of longevity : overcoming famine, war, and pestilence -- Threats to longevity : could we lose the longevity revolution? -- The good life : quality of life in the era of longevity -- Imagining longevity : challenges of the future. |
| Subject |
Longevity.
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Longevity -- Social aspects -- United States.
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Geriatrics -- United States.
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Medical policy -- United States.
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| ISBN |
9781586485535 hardcover alkaline paper |
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1586485539 hardcover alkaline paper |
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