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Contents Preface ix Acknowledgments xv Introduction 1 1 The Stereotype of Senility in Late-Nineteenth-Century America 11 2 Beyond the Characteristic Plaques and Tangles 36 3 From Senility to Successful Aging 56 4 The Renaissance of Pathology 81 5 The Health Politics of Anguish 113 6 The Preservation of Selfhood in the Culture of Dementia 152 Notes 189 Index 231 This page intentionally left blank ...