Format:
1 Online-Ressource (xv, 312 pages)
,
illustrations, maps
Edition:
Online-Ausg.
ISBN:
0300110359
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0300138326
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1281729019
,
9780300110357
,
9780300138320
,
9781281729019
Content:
Breathing Space offers an intimate portrait of how allergic disease has shaped American culture, landscape, and life. Drawing on environmental, medical, and cultural history and the life stories of people, plants, and insects, Mitman traces how America's changing environment from the late 1800s to the present day has led to the epidemic growth of allergic disease. We have seen a neverending stream of solutions to combat allergies, from hay fever resorts, herbicides, and airconditioned homes to numerous potions and pills. But, as Mitman shows, despite the quest for a magic bullet, none of the attempted solutions has succeeded. Until we address how our changing environment -- physical, biological, social, and economic -- has helped to create America's allergic landscape, that hoped for success will continue to elude us. From the dust jacket
Content:
Hay Fever Holiday -- When Pollen Became Poison -- The Last ResortsChoking Cities -- On the Home Front -- An Inhaler in Every Pocket
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-295) and index
,
English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780300110357
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0300110359
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Mitman, Gregg Breathing space New Haven : Yale University Press, ©2007
Language:
English
URL:
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