Centenarians’ Autobiographies

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Centenarians’ Autobiographies is written by Mita Banerjee and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 3110769573 (ISBN 10) and 9783110769579 (ISBN 13).

Situated at the intersection between medical humanities, aging studies, autobiographical studies, disability studies and ethic studies, this book explores the fascination of centenarians' autobiographies for humanites research. It can be argued that the growing presence of centenarians' autobiographies on book markets across the globe may by rooted in the public's desire for positive images of aging, in contrast to the image of inevitable decay.