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Technical knowledge in American culture [[electronic resource] ] : science, technology, and medicine since the early 1800s / / edited by Hamilton Cravens, Alan I Marcus, and David M. Katzman
| Technical knowledge in American culture [[electronic resource] ] : science, technology, and medicine since the early 1800s / / edited by Hamilton Cravens, Alan I Marcus, and David M. Katzman |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Tuscaloosa, : University of Alabama Press, c1996 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (279 p.) |
| Disciplina |
306.4/6/097309034
306.460973 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
CravensHamilton
KatzmanDavid M MarcusAlan I <1949-> |
| Collana | History of American science and technology series |
| Soggetto topico |
Medicine - United States - History - 19th century
Medicine - United States - History - 20th century Medicine - United States - History Science - United States - History - 19th century Science - United States - History - 20th century Science - United States - History Technology - United States - History - 19th century Technology - United States - History - 20th century Technology - United States - History |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 0-8173-8272-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction. Technical Knowledge in American Culture: An Analysis; PART ONE: THE RISE OF DEMOCRATIC CULTURE, 1800-1870; I. The Ohio Mechanic's Institute: The Challenge of Incivility in the Democratic Republic; 2. The American Career of Jane Marcet's Conversations on Chemistry, 1806-1853; 3. From Individual Practitioner to Regular Physician: Cincinnati Medical Societies and the Problem of Definition among Mid-Nineteenth-Century Americans; PART TWO: THE AGE OF HIERARCHY, 1870-1920
4. Diagnosing Unnatural Motherhood: Nineteenth-Century Physicians and ""Puerperal Insanity""5· The Inventor of the Mustache Cup: James Emerson and Populist Technology, 1870-1900; 6. Race-ism and the City: The Young Du Bois and the Role of Place in Social Theory, 1893-1901; 7· The German-American Science of Racial Nutrition, 1870-1920; PART THREE: TOWARD AN INFINITY OF DIMENSIONS; 8. The Case of the Manufactured Morons: Science and Social Policy in Two Eras, 1934-1966; 9· Responding to the Airplane: Urban Rivalry, Metropolitan Regionalism, and Airport Development in Dallas, 1927-1965 10. Unanticipated Aftertaste: Cancer, the Role of Science, and the Question of DES Beef in Late Twentieth-Century American Culture Afterword; Notes; Contributors; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910454720203321 |
| Tuscaloosa, : University of Alabama Press, c1996 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Technical knowledge in American culture [[electronic resource] ] : science, technology, and medicine since the early 1800s / / edited by Hamilton Cravens, Alan I Marcus, and David M. Katzman
| Technical knowledge in American culture [[electronic resource] ] : science, technology, and medicine since the early 1800s / / edited by Hamilton Cravens, Alan I Marcus, and David M. Katzman |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Tuscaloosa, : University of Alabama Press, c1996 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (279 p.) |
| Disciplina |
306.4/6/097309034
306.460973 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
CravensHamilton
KatzmanDavid M MarcusAlan I <1949-> |
| Collana | History of American science and technology series |
| Soggetto topico |
Medicine - United States - History - 19th century
Medicine - United States - History - 20th century Medicine - United States - History Science - United States - History - 19th century Science - United States - History - 20th century Science - United States - History Technology - United States - History - 19th century Technology - United States - History - 20th century Technology - United States - History |
| ISBN | 0-8173-8272-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction. Technical Knowledge in American Culture: An Analysis; PART ONE: THE RISE OF DEMOCRATIC CULTURE, 1800-1870; I. The Ohio Mechanic's Institute: The Challenge of Incivility in the Democratic Republic; 2. The American Career of Jane Marcet's Conversations on Chemistry, 1806-1853; 3. From Individual Practitioner to Regular Physician: Cincinnati Medical Societies and the Problem of Definition among Mid-Nineteenth-Century Americans; PART TWO: THE AGE OF HIERARCHY, 1870-1920
4. Diagnosing Unnatural Motherhood: Nineteenth-Century Physicians and ""Puerperal Insanity""5· The Inventor of the Mustache Cup: James Emerson and Populist Technology, 1870-1900; 6. Race-ism and the City: The Young Du Bois and the Role of Place in Social Theory, 1893-1901; 7· The German-American Science of Racial Nutrition, 1870-1920; PART THREE: TOWARD AN INFINITY OF DIMENSIONS; 8. The Case of the Manufactured Morons: Science and Social Policy in Two Eras, 1934-1966; 9· Responding to the Airplane: Urban Rivalry, Metropolitan Regionalism, and Airport Development in Dallas, 1927-1965 10. Unanticipated Aftertaste: Cancer, the Role of Science, and the Question of DES Beef in Late Twentieth-Century American Culture Afterword; Notes; Contributors; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910778044703321 |
| Tuscaloosa, : University of Alabama Press, c1996 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
Technical knowledge in American culture : science, technology, and medicine since the early 1800s / / edited by Hamilton Cravens, Alan I Marcus, and David M. Katzman
| Technical knowledge in American culture : science, technology, and medicine since the early 1800s / / edited by Hamilton Cravens, Alan I Marcus, and David M. Katzman |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Tuscaloosa, : University of Alabama Press, c1996 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (279 p.) |
| Disciplina |
306.4/6/097309034
306.460973 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
CravensHamilton
KatzmanDavid M MarcusAlan I <1949-> |
| Collana | History of American science and technology series |
| Soggetto topico |
Medicine - United States - History - 19th century
Medicine - United States - History - 20th century Medicine - United States - History Science - United States - History - 19th century Science - United States - History - 20th century Science - United States - History Technology - United States - History - 19th century Technology - United States - History - 20th century Technology - United States - History |
| ISBN | 0-8173-8272-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction. Technical Knowledge in American Culture: An Analysis; PART ONE: THE RISE OF DEMOCRATIC CULTURE, 1800-1870; I. The Ohio Mechanic's Institute: The Challenge of Incivility in the Democratic Republic; 2. The American Career of Jane Marcet's Conversations on Chemistry, 1806-1853; 3. From Individual Practitioner to Regular Physician: Cincinnati Medical Societies and the Problem of Definition among Mid-Nineteenth-Century Americans; PART TWO: THE AGE OF HIERARCHY, 1870-1920
4. Diagnosing Unnatural Motherhood: Nineteenth-Century Physicians and ""Puerperal Insanity""5· The Inventor of the Mustache Cup: James Emerson and Populist Technology, 1870-1900; 6. Race-ism and the City: The Young Du Bois and the Role of Place in Social Theory, 1893-1901; 7· The German-American Science of Racial Nutrition, 1870-1920; PART THREE: TOWARD AN INFINITY OF DIMENSIONS; 8. The Case of the Manufactured Morons: Science and Social Policy in Two Eras, 1934-1966; 9· Responding to the Airplane: Urban Rivalry, Metropolitan Regionalism, and Airport Development in Dallas, 1927-1965 10. Unanticipated Aftertaste: Cancer, the Role of Science, and the Question of DES Beef in Late Twentieth-Century American Culture Afterword; Notes; Contributors; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910822318503321 |
| Tuscaloosa, : University of Alabama Press, c1996 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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