American Sunshine : Diseases of Darkness and the Quest for Natural Light
Book Details
Format
Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
0226262812
ISBN-13
9780226262819
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
Imprint
University of Chicago Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
May 7th, 2012
Print length
240 Pages
Weight
450 grams
Dimensions
16.30 x 23.70 x 2.30 cms
Product Classification:
Social & cultural historyUrban communitiesPublic health & preventive medicine
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In the second half of the nineteenth century, American cities began to go dark. As hulking new buildings overspread blocks and glass and smog screened out the health-giving rays of the sun, and doctors began to note a resurgence of diseases of darkness like rickets and tuberculosis. This book tracks the American obsession with sunlight.
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