Old People, New Lives (Paperback, New edition)


"An American anthropologist, Jennie Keith . . . went to live for twelve months in a French housing scheme for retired people and as a participant observer conducted a study in community creation. This book, in which she describes and analyses her experience, is a delight. It is scholarly and draws on a wide range of studies of similar residences and other collectives; it is also vivid, funny, sad and entertaining."--Marie Borland, "British Journal of Social Work
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"An American anthropologist, Jennie Keith . . . went to live for twelve months in a French housing scheme for retired people and as a participant observer conducted a study in community creation. This book, in which she describes and analyses her experience, is a delight. It is scholarly and draws on a wide range of studies of similar residences and other collectives; it is also vivid, funny, sad and entertaining."--Marie Borland, "British Journal of Social Work
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Product Details

General

Imprint

University of Chicago Press

Country of origin

United States

Release date

October 1982

Availability

Expected to ship within 12 - 17 working days

First published

October 1982

Authors

Dimensions

228 x 153 x 15mm (L x W x T)

Format

Paperback

Pages

235

Edition

New edition

ISBN-13

978-0-226-42965-6

Barcode

9780226429656

Categories

LSN

0-226-42965-2



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