Bargaining for Life: A Social History of Tuberculosis, 1876-1938 Contributor(s): Bates, Barbara (Author) |
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ISBN: 0812231201 ISBN-13: 9780812231205 Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press OUR PRICE: $71.20 Product Type: Hardcover Published: March 1992 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Medical | Forensic Medicine - History | United States - 20th Century - Medical | History |
Dewey: 614.542 |
LCCN: 91040040 |
Series: Studies in Health, Illness, and Caregiving |
Physical Information: 1" H x 6" W x 9" (1.69 lbs) 456 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Tuberculosis was the most common cause of death in the United States during the nineteenth century. The lingering illness devastated the lives of patients and families, and by the turn of the century, fears of infectiousness compounded their anguish. Historians have usually focused on the changing medical knowledge of tuberculosis or on the social campaigns to combat it. Using a wide range of sources, especially the extensive correspondence of a Philadelphia physician, Lawrence F. Flick, in Bargaining for Life Barbara Bates documents the human story by chronicling how men and women attempted to cope with the illness, get treatment, earn their living, and maintain social relationships. |