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The Gospel of Germs: Men, Women, and the Microbe in American Life
By Nancy Tomes
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher Harvard Univ Pr
Publication date September 1, 1999
Pages 351
Binding Paperback
Edition Reprint
Book category Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13 9780674357082
ISBN-10 0674357086
Dimensions 1 by 6.50 by 9.50 in.
Weight 1.08 lbs.
Original list price $30.00
Other format details university press
Subjects
Germ theory of disease; Public opinion; History; 19th century.
Germ theory of disease; Public opinion; History; 20th century.
Hygiene; United States; History; 19th century.
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Summary
Traces Americans' awareness of microbes as an agent of disease and analyzes the resultant cultural construction of cleanliness from 1870 to the present
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Hardcover
Book cover for 9780674357075
 
from Harvard Univ Pr (April 7, 1998)
9780674357075 | details & prices | 351 pages | 6.50 × 9.75 × 1.25 in. | 1.40 lbs | List price $52.50
About: Traces Americans' awareness of microbes as an agent of disease and analyzes the resultant cultural construction of cleanliness from 1870 to the present
Paperback
Book cover for 9780674357082
 
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Reprint edition from Harvard Univ Pr (September 1, 1999)
9780674357082 | details & prices | 351 pages | 6.50 × 9.50 × 1.00 in. | 1.08 lbs | List price $30.00
About: Traces Americans' awareness of microbes as an agent of disease and analyzes the resultant cultural construction of cleanliness from 1870 to the present
Prebinding
from Turtleback Books (September 1, 1999); titled "Gospel of Germs: Men, Women, And the Microbe in American Life"
9780613919234 | details & prices | List price $35.50
About: Traces Americans' awareness of microbes as an agent of disease and analyzes the resultant cultural construction of cleanliness from 1870 to the present

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