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DISTINGUISHED AUTHOR and journalist Jeremy Seabrook
examines the real implications of the global aging
phenomenon. In A World Growing Old he
challenges our preconceptions about how aging
should be tackled. Seabrook argues that the
accumulated skills and experience of the elderly
should be employed to enrich society, rather than
perceived as a "burden." He makes a passionate case
for a radical rethinking of our attitude to
population issues, migration, social structures,
and employment policy. This lively and readable
book illustrates that the reintegration of the
elderly into societies worldwide is vital for our
survival.
"Jeremy
Seabrook [has] a preacher's talent for
prophesy and a capacity for righteous indignation
reminiscent of George Orwell."
--The
Guardian
JEREMY SEABROOK is a frequent contributor to The
New Internationalist and the author of many
books, including The
No-Nonsense Guide to World Poverty
(BTL,
2003) and The
No-Nonsense Guide to Class, Caste &
Hierarchies
(BTL, 2002).
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