The Living End: The New Sciences of Death, Ageing and Immortality

by Guy Brown

Book Overview

The decline of infections, starvation, warfare, heart attack and stroke has allowed people to reach extreme old age but ushered in disability, dementia and degenerative disease, with profound consequences for the self and society. Dr Guy Brown explores these vital issues at various levels, from the cell, to the whole body, to society.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0230517579
• ISBN13: 9780230517578
• Release Date: January 2007
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 0.82 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 8.1"