Breaking the watch
the meanings of retirement in America
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Author
Publication
2000 - Cornell University Press, Ithaca, New York (State)
Language
English
Word Count
70,250 words, Guess
Page Count
281 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL6776216M
- ISBN-100801437717
- OCLC Control Number43929824
- OCLC Control Numberisbn_9780801437717
- Library of Congress Control Number00009092
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- Goodreads3743518
Classifications
- DDC306.3/8/0973
- LCCHQ1063.2.U6 S39 2000
Description
"This book follows women and men from a rural American community as they approach and experience the first years of retirement. Joel Savishinsky focuses on the efforts people make to find meaning in a stage of life American culture often views in a confused or disdainful way."--BOOK JACKET.
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