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

The book "The Slow Moon Climbs" challenges the traditional view of menopause and explores its historical, scientific, and cultural aspects, highlighting its significance as a juncture and a factor in human flourishing.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 480 pages
Publication date: 02 March 2021
Publisher: Princeton University Press

Are the ways we look at menopause all wrong? Susan Mattern says yes, and in her book, The Slow Moon Climbs, she reveals just how wrong we have been. From the rainforests of Paraguay to the streets of Tokyo, Mattern draws on historical, scientific, and cultural research to show how perceptions of menopause developed from prehistory to today. Introducing new ways of understanding life beyond fertility, Mattern examines the fascinating "Grandmother Hypothesis," looks at agricultural communities where households relied on postreproductive women for the family's survival, and explores the emergence of menopause as a medical condition in the Western world.

The Slow Moon Climbs casts menopause in the positive light it deserves—as an essential juncture and a key factor in human flourishing.

Weight: 432g
Dimension: 133 x 206 x 39 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780691216720