The slow moon climbs : the science, history, and meaning of menopause
Mattern, Susan P., 1966-2021
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Taking readers from the rainforests of Paraguay to the streets of Tokyo, Mattern draws on historical, scientific, and cultural research to reveal how our perceptions of menopause developed from prehistory to today. 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, then, introduces new ways of understanding life beyond fertility. 'The Slow Moon Climbs' casts menopause, at last, in the positive light it deserves - not only as an essential life stage, but also as a key factor in the history of human flourishing.
Main title:
The slow moon climbs : the science, history, and meaning of menopause / Susan P. Mattern.
Author:
Mattern, Susan P., 1966-, author
Imprint:
Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2021.
Collation:
480 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 21 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780691216720 (pbk)
Dewey class:
612.6'65'09612.665
Local class:
612.66509
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
2881421
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