Confronting the Climate: British Airs and the Making of Environmental Medicine

(Part of the Palgrave Studies in the History of Science and Technology Series)

by V. Jankovic

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This book explores the social origins of the Western preoccupation with health and environmental hazards. It looks at the rise of the dichotomy between the vulnerable 'in' and the threatening 'out' by examining the pathologies associated with weather, domestic space, ventilation, clothing, and travel in Britain at the turn of the 19th century.

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0230104754

ISBN13:9780230104754

Release Date:November 2010

Publisher:Palgrave MacMillan

Length:229 Pages

Weight:0.90 lbs.

Dimensions:0.6" x 5.5" x 8.3"

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Confronting the Climate: British Airs and the Making of Environmental Medicine

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