Pollution and Control: A Social History of the Thames in the Nineteenth Century - Couverture rigide

Luckin, Bill

 
9780852744727: Pollution and Control: A Social History of the Thames in the Nineteenth Century
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 0852744722 ISBN 13 : 9780852744727
Editeur : CRC Press, 1986

Synopsis

This monograph explains, by means of a detailed study of the Thames in the nineteenth century, how medical men, "environmentalists" and governments identified and refined the "problem of pollution" in the new urban-industrial society.
This is a multidisciplinary study which will be of interest to social historians, historians of science and those concerned with London's past and future. It will also be of use to postgraduates embarking on research into the history of disease and to undergraduate students working on the Victorian city.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

This monograph explains, by means of a detailed study of the Thames in the nineteenth century, how medical men, "environmentalists" and governments identified and refined the "problem of pollution" in the new urban-industrial society.
This is a multidisciplinary study which will be of interest to social historians, historians of science and those concerned with London's past and future. It will also be of use to postgraduates embarking on research into the history of disease and to undergraduate students working on the Victorian city.

Les informations fournies dans la section « A propos du livre » peuvent faire référence à une autre édition de ce titre.

Éditeur
CRC Press
Date d'édition
1986
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0852744722
ISBN 13 
9780852744727
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
208
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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