The Slow Moon Climbs: The Science, History, and Meaning of Menopause

by Susan P. Mattern

Book Overview

The first comprehensive look at menopause from prehistory to today

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. For...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691171637
• ISBN13: 9780691171630
• Release Date: October 2019
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 480 Pages
• Weight: 2.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 6.4" x 9.3"