No Magic Bullet A Social History of Venereal Disease in the United States Since 1880

Name: No Magic Bullet A Social History of Venereal Disease in the United States Since 1880
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ISBN: 9780195042375

ISBN-10: 0195042379

ISBN-13: 9780195042375

Edition: 2nd 1987 (Enlarged)

Authors: Allan M. Brandt

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From Victorian anxieties about syphilis to the current hysteria over herpes and AIDS, the history of venereal disease in America forces us to examine social attitudes as well as purely medical concerns. In No Magic Bullet, Allan M. Brandt recounts the various medical, military, and public health responses that have arisen over the years--a broad spectrum that ranges from the incarceration of prostitutes during World War I to the establishment of required premarital blood tests. Brandt demostrates that Americans' concerns about venereal disease have centered around a set of social and cultural values related to sexuality, gender, ethnicity, and class. At the heart of our efforts to combat…

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List price: $19.95
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 1987
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 1/15/1987
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 304
Size: 7.99" wide x 5.31" long x 0.63" tall
Weight: 0.616
Language: English



Preface to the Expanded Edition


Preface


Ntroduction: Sex, Disease, and Medicine



"Damaged Goods": Progressive Medicine and Social Hygiene



"Fit to Fight": the Commission on Training Camp Activities



"The Cleanest Army in the World": Venereal Disease and the Aef



"Shadow on the Land": Thomas Parran and the New Deal



Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet: Venereal Disease in the Age of Antibiotics



"Plagues and Peoples": the Aids Epidemic


Appendix


Note on Sources


Manuscript Sources


Abbreviations


Notes


Index