Palgrave Studies in the History of Science and Technology: British Airs and the Making of Environmental Medicine

Jankovic, V.

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.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2010-11-17

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9780230104754

DOI: 10.1057/9780230113466

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 229