LEADER 03262nam 2200613Ia 450 001 9910809012203321 005 20240418001924.0 010 $a1-281-72901-9 010 $a9786611729011 010 $a0-300-13832-6 024 7 $a10.12987/9780300138320 035 $a(CKB)1000000000477771 035 $a(StDuBDS)AH23049909 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000114629 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11140650 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000114629 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10125294 035 $a(PQKB)11533314 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3420269 035 $a(DE-B1597)485094 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780300138320 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3420269 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10190726 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL172901 035 $a(OCoLC)923591300 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000477771 100 $a20061108d2007 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aBreathing space $ehow allergies shape our lives and landscapes /$fGregg Mitman 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aNew Haven $cYale University Press$dc2007 215 $axv, 312 p. $cill., maps 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 0 $a0-300-11035-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [255]-295) and index. 327 $tFront matter --$tCONTENTS --$tPREFACE --$tIntroduction --$t1. Hay Fever Holiday --$t2. When Pollen Became Poison --$t3. The Last Resorts --$t4. Choking Cities --$t5. On the Home Front --$t6. An Inhaler in Every Pocket --$tEpilogue --$tNotes --$tIndex 330 $aAllergy is the sixth leading cause of chronic illness in the United States. More than fifty million Americans suffer from allergies, and they spend an estimated$18 billion coping with them. Yet despite advances in biomedicine and enormous investment in research over the past fifty years, the burden of allergic disease continues to grow. Why have we failed to reverse this trend? Breathing Space offers an intimate portrait of how allergic disease has shaped American culture, landscape, and life. Drawing on environmental, medical, and cultural history and the life stories of people, plants, and insects, Mitman traces how America's changing environment from the late 1800s to the present day has led to the epidemic growth of allergic disease. We have seen a never-ending stream of solutions to combat allergies, from hay fever resorts, herbicides, and air-conditioned homes to numerous potions and pills. But, as Mitman shows, despite the quest for a magic bullet, none of the attempted solutions has succeeded. Until we address how our changing environment-physical, biological, social, and economic-has helped to create America's allergic landscape, that hoped-for success will continue to elude us. 606 $aRespiratory allergy$vPopular works 606 $aRespiratory allergy$xEnvironmental aspects 615 0$aRespiratory allergy 615 0$aRespiratory allergy$xEnvironmental aspects. 676 $a616.2/02 700 $aMitman$b Gregg$0550848 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910809012203321 996 $aBreathing space$94106835 997 $aUNINA