TITLE:
The slow moon climbs : the science, history, and meaning of menopause / Susan P. Mattern.
Publication Date:
2019
Publication Information:
Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press,
Physical Description:
xi, 466 p.
Bibliography Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 371-441) and index.
Summary:
Are the ways we look at menopause all wrong? Historian Susan Mattern says yes, and The Slow Moon Climbs reveals just how wrong we have been. 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.
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780691171630
