Dirt : Filth and Decay in a New World Arcadia
by
Pamela Wood
Book Details
Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
1869403487
ISBN-13
9781869403485
Publisher
Auckland University Press
Imprint
Auckland University Press
Country of Manufacture
NZ
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Oct 1st, 2005
Print length
300 Pages
Weight
568 grams
Dimensions
22.30 x 15.00 x 1.70 cms
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Coming to the New World paradise of New Zealand the 19th-century colonial settlers did not expect to find the Old World evils of dirt and decay. But this original and fascinating book shows that dirt there was, and that over time opinions changed about just what it was, what should be done about it and who had responsibility for dealing with it.
Coming to the New World paradise of New Zealand the nineteenth-century colonial settlers did not expect to find the Old World evils of dirt and decay. But this original and fascinating book shows that dirt there was and that over time opinions changed about just what it was, what should be done about it and who had responsibility for dealing with it. Pamela Wood, drawing on extensive research largely in Dunedin, wades through topics like mud and swamps, sewerage, toilets, slums, abattoirs and cemeteries with cheerful attention to the polluted and the putrid. She explores the roles of doctors and hospitals and of local authorities in the protection of public health from disease and decay. In Dirt Wood offers a refreshing, unexpected and valuable insight into our social and cultural history.
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