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Barbara H. Rosenwein is a pioneering historian whose books explore the many ways in which different groups have experienced, valued and expressed emotions over time. She is Professor Emerita at Loyola University Chicago.
A fascinating history of old age . . . [Rosenwein] hurtles through two millennia to chronicle how society feels about the aged – and how they feel about themselves . . . Winter Dreams is a satisfying meal of a book and I learnt a great deal. * Jan Etherington, The Daily Telegraph * This book draws upon an impressive range of sources to show that, contrary to a common belief, people have grown old in every known society and, challenging the stereotype of old age uniformity, that their lives have always been highly diverse. A valuable deepening of our knowledge of an important, fast-growing demographic group. * Professor Pat Thane, Birkbeck College London * An extraordinarily rich book for historians and all those interested in understanding the dreams (and nightmares) of old age. * Javier Moscoso, author of The Arc of Feeling * There is great comfort to be had in knowing that our dreams of old age bear the history of our ancestor's dreams as well as the new possibilities of the modern age. Barbara Rosenwein's brilliant survey teaches us that we are not alone in how we might imagine life in its closing chapters. * Thomas Laqueur *
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