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The Ailing City : Health, Tuberculosis, and Culture in Buenos Aires, 1870-1950 /
For decades, tuberculosis in Buenos Aires was more than a dangerous bacillus. It was also an anxious state of mind shaped not only by fears of contagion and death but also by broader social and cultural concerns. These worries included changing work routines, rapid urban growth and its consequences...
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Durham :
Duke University Press,
[2011]
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of figures
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction. A History of Tuberculosis in Modern Buenos Aires
- one. People with Tuberculosis Looking for Cures
- two. From Being Sick to Becoming a Patient
- three. Unruly and Well- Adjusted Patients
- four. The Fight against Tuberculosis and the Culture of Hygiene
- five. The Obsession with Contagion
- six. A Disease of Excesses
- seven. Immigration, Race, and Tuberculosis
- eight. A Female Disease
- nine. Forging the Healthy Body Physical Education, Soccer, Childhood, and Tuberculosis
- ten. Tuberculosis and Regeneration Imaginary Cities, Green Spaces, and Hygienic Housing
- Epilogue
- Abbreviations
- Notes
- Selected bibliography
- Index