Book
The gospel of germs : men, women, and the microbe in American life / Nancy Tomes.
Record details
- ISBN: 0674357078 (cloth : alk. paper)
- Physical Description: xv, 351 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
- Publisher: Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 1998.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 269-341) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | [part] 1. The gospel emergent, 1870-1890 -- 1. Apostles of the germ -- 2. Whited sepulchers -- 3. Entrepreneurs of the germ -- [part] 2. The gospel triumphant, 1890-1920 -- 4. Disciples of the laboratory -- 5. Tuberculosis religion -- 6. The domestication of the germ -- [part] 3. The gospel in practice, 1900-1930 -- 7. Antisepticonscious America -- 8. The wages of dirt were death -- 9. The two-edged sword -- [part] 4. The gospel in retreat -- 10. The waning of enthusiasm. |
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| Subject: | Germ theory of disease > Public opinion > History > 19th century. Germ theory of disease > Public opinion > History > 20th century. Hygiene > United States > History > 19th century. Hygiene > United States > History > 20th century. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirtland Community College Library | RB 153 .T66 1998 | 30530852 | General Collection | Available | - |