Growing out of a conference of the same name held in Odense in 1997, this collection of 11 articles attempts to shed light on the mutual relationship that exists between these ages of life. Its focus is on preconceptions of age and the ways people have dealt with the idea of age at different times and in different cultures. The articles span anthropology, sociology, history, and ethnography, with contributors based in Denmark, the UK, North America, and Austria. With a number of historic photos, charts, and reproductions of ads and paintings, many of them in color. A nicely produced volume that, however, has no index. Distributed by ISBS. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
