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Autore |
Patterson James T |
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Titolo |
The dread disease [[electronic resource] ] : cancer and modern American culture / / James T. Patterson |
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Cambridge, MA, : Harvard University Press, 1987 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Cancer - United States - History - 20th century |
Cancer - United States - Public opinion |
Public opinion - United States |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliography and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Preface Acknowledgments Prologue: The Travail of General Grant 1. Cancerphobia in the Late Nineteenth Century 2. The Rise of the Doctors 3. The Alliance against Cancer 4. The Wilderness Years 5. Government Joins the Fight 6. Hymns to Science and Prayers to God 7. The Research Explosion 8. Smoking and Cancer 9. Popular Fears, Official Dreams 10. The Alliance under Siege 11. More Promises, More Fears Bibliographic Note Notes Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Relates the cultural history of cancer and examines society's reaction to the disease through a century of American life. |
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