04624nam 2200589Ia 450 991045537910332120200520144314.00-674-04193-3(CKB)1000000000787098(StDuBDS)AH21620459(SSID)ssj0000141291(PQKBManifestationID)11136206(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000141291(PQKBWorkID)10057126(PQKB)10979648(MiAaPQ)EBC3300293(Au-PeEL)EBL3300293(CaPaEBR)ebr10314305(OCoLC)923110281(EXLCZ)99100000000078709819871019d1987 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtccrThe dread disease[electronic resource] cancer and modern American culture /James T. PattersonCambridge, MA Harvard University Press1987xiii, 380 p. illBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-674-21625-3 0-674-21626-1 Includes bibliography and index.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 IndexRelates the cultural history of cancer and examines society's reaction to the disease through a century of American life.Cancer is that "loathsome beast, which seized upon the breast, drove its long claws into the surrounding tissues, derived its sustenance by sucking out the juices of its victims, and never even relaxed its hold in death," a turn-of-the-century physician recorded. Even today cancer affects the popular imagination with dread. In a subtle and penetrating cultural history, James Patterson examines reactions to the disease through a century of American life. The modern American preoccupation with cancer was apparent during the widely publicized illness and death from that ailment of Ulysses S. Grant in 1885. Awareness of the disease soon figured heavily in the public consciousness, and individual reactions to it continue to reveal broader tensions within American society. Patterson examines responses to cancer by researchers and physicians, quacks and faith healers, by the multitude who have heard sensational media reports of "cures," as well as by many who have had firsthand experiences with the disease. Optimistic attitudes of many experts contrast sharply with the skepticism of large segments of the population--often the less wealthy and the less educated--that reject the claims of medical science and resist the advice or, some argue, the paternalistic dictates of the government-supported cancer research establishment. Expanding expectations of a cure from a confident medical profession; the rise of a government-supported Cancer Establishment managing a large research empire; the emergence of a "cancer counterculture"; a new emphasis on prevention through control of the environment and the self; and the private fears and pessimism of millions of Americans form a telling history of American social patterns. Whether the issue is smoking, pollution, or regular checkups, attitudes toward cancer reflect more general views on medicine, public policy, and illness, as well as on death and dying. This century has witnessed both a biomedical revolution and a vastly increased role of the state in the private lives of citizens; but not everyone has bought the medical package, and many have little faith in government intervention. Readers interested in the cultural dimensions of science and medicine as well as historians, sociologists, and political scientists will be enlightened and challenged by The Dread Disease .CancerUnited StatesHistory20th centuryCancerUnited StatesPublic opinionPublic opinionUnited StatesElectronic books.CancerHistoryCancerPublic opinion.Public opinion362.1/96994/00973Patterson James T216154MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910455379103321The dread disease1989449UNINA01282nam0 22003011i 450 UON0023110520231205103501.96120030730d1975 |0itac50 bagerDE|||| ||||| Metaphysik und Metapolitikstudien zu Aristoteles und zur politischen Sprache der neuzeitlichen philosophieManfred RiedelFrankfurt am MainSuhrkamp1975338 p.20 cm001UON003720652001 Studien zu Aristoteles und zur politischen Sprache der neuzeitlichen PhilosophieAristoteleMetafisicaUONC035979FIARISTOTELEPensiero politicoUONC050700FIFilosofia politicaUONC034772FIDEFrankfurt am MainUONL003175185FILOSOFIA ARISTOTELICA21RIEDELManfredUONV140093160310SuhrkampUONV260759650ITSOL20250613RICASIBA - SISTEMA BIBLIOTECARIO DI ATENEOUONSIUON00231105SIBA - SISTEMA BIBLIOTECARIO DI ATENEOSI FS 02261 SI FP 1458 5 Metaphysik und Metapolitik1134085UNIOR01210nam0 22002891i 450 UON0042244420231205104831.91634-280-4898-920130415d1981 |0itac50 bagerDE|||| |||||Gesetz und gesetzgebende Gewaltvon den Anfangen der deutschen Staatsrechtslehre bis zur Hohe des staatsrechtlichen PositivismusErnst-Wolfgang Bockenforde2. edBerlinDuncker & Humblot1981402 p.24 cm.001UON001716162001 Schriften zum Öffentlichen Recht 210 BerlinDuncker & Humboldt1Diritto pubblicoStudiUONC035343FIDEBerlinUONL003157BockenfordeErnst-WolfgangUONV1631370Duncker & HumboldtUONV249394650ITSOL20250919RICASIBA - SISTEMA BIBLIOTECARIO DI ATENEOUONSIUON00422444SIBA - SISTEMA BIBLIOTECARIO DI ATENEOSI TEORIA POL0113 SI FP 1991 5 Gesetz und gesetzgebende Gewalt638979UNIOR