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Confronting the Climate
V Jankovic
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Description for Confronting the Climate
Paperback. 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. Series: Palgrave Studies in the History of Science and Technology. Num Pages: 239 pages, 9 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBTB; MBX; PDZ; RN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 309.
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.
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.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
239
Condition
New
Series
Palgrave Studies in the History of Science and Technology
Number of Pages
229
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781349289349
SKU
V9781349289349
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99-15
About V Jankovic
VLADIMIR JANKOVIC Wellcome Research Lecturer in the Faculty of Life Sciences at the University of Manchester, UK.
Reviews for Confronting the Climate
'...fascinating book...overall this is an original and informative addition to the historical literature on health and environment.' - Stephen Mosley, Leeds Metropolitan University, Social History of Medicine 'Thought-provoking By showing the extensive links between ideas of bodies, comfort, risk, and moral behavior, Jankovic has ensured a more complicated discussion of modern environmental thought.' - The History of ... Read more