عنوان

The gospel of germs :

شابک

0674357078

شابک

0674357086

شابک

9780674357075

شابک

9780674357082

شماره

dltt

عنوان اصلي

The gospel of germs :

نام عام مواد

[Book]

ساير اطلاعات عنواني

men, women, and the microbe in American life /

نام نخستين پديدآور

Nancy Tomes

نام خاص و کميت اثر

xv, 351 pages :

ساير جزييات

illustrations ;

ابعاد

24 cm

متن يادداشت

Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-341) and index

متن يادداشت

Little more than a hundred years ago, ordinary Americans had no idea that many deadly ailments were the work of microorganisms, let alone that their own behavior spread such diseases. The Gospel of Germs shows how the revolutionary findings of late-nineteenth-century bacteriology made their way from the laboratory to the lavatory and kitchen, with public health reformers spreading the word and women taking up the battle on the domestic front. Drawing on a wealth of advice books, patent applications, advertisements, and oral histories, Tomes traces the new awareness of the microbe as it radiated outward from middle-class homes into the world of American business and crossed the lines of class, gender, ethnicity, and race. Just as we take some of the weapons in this germ war for granted - fixtures as familiar as the white porcelain toilet, the window screen, the refrigerator, and the vacuum cleaner - so we rarely think of the drastic measures deployed against disease in the dangerous old days before antibiotics. But, as Tomes notes, many of the hygiene rules first popularized in those days remain the foundation of infectious disease control today. Her work offers a look into the history of our long-standing obsession with germs, its impact on twentieth-century culture and society, and its troubling new relevance for our own lives

عنوان

Gospel of germs.

موضوع مستند نشده

Germ theory of disease-- Public opinion-- History-- 19th century

موضوع مستند نشده

Germ theory of disease-- Public opinion-- History-- 20th century

موضوع مستند نشده

Hygiene-- United States-- History-- 19th century

موضوع مستند نشده

Hygiene-- United States-- History-- 20th century

موضوع مستند نشده

Communicable Disease Control-- United States-- history

موضوع مستند نشده

Hygiene-- United States-- history

موضوع مستند نشده

Public Opinion-- United States

شماره

ويراست

شماره رده

نشانه اثر

شماره رده

شماره رده

نشانه اثر

مستند نام اشخاص تاييد نشده

Tomes, Nancy,1952-

تاريخ عمليات

20160712062829.0

نام الکترونيکي

نوع ماده

[Book]

تكميل شده

Y