Suffering in the land of sunshine : a Los Angeles illness narrative /

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Following the end of World War II, it was widely reported by the media that Jewish refugees found lives filled with opportunity and happiness in America. However, for most of the 140,000 Jewish Displaced Persons (DPs) who immigrated to the United States from Europe in the years between 1946 and 1954...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Abel, Emily K.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, ©2006.
Series:Critical issues in health and medicine.
Subjects:
Willard, Charles Dwight, > 1866-1914.
Willard, Charles Dwight, > 1866-1914
Tuberculosis > Patients > California > Los Angeles > Biography.
Tuberculosis.
Tuberculosis, Pulmonary
Tuberculosis, Pulmonary > history
History, 19th Century
History, 20th Century
Tuberculeux > Californie > Los Angeles > Biographies.
Tuberculose.
Médecine > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Médecine > Histoire > 20e siècle.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Social Scientists & Psychologists.
MEDICAL > Infectious Diseases.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Diseases > Contagious.
MEDICAL > History.
Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis > Patients
Los Angeles
California > Los Angeles
Personal Narrative
Biography
Personal narratives
Biographies
Personal narratives.
Biographies.
Récits personnels.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Encountering illness
  • "A real man again"
  • Boosting Los Angeles
  • Reforming Los Angeles
  • "The old trouble"
  • The "gash" in "our happiness."

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