TY  - BOOK
AU  - Mitman,Gregg
TI  - Breathing space: how allergies shape our lives and landscapes 
SN  - 9780300138320 (electronic bk.)
AV  - RC589 .M58 2007eb
U1  - 616.2/02 22
PY  - 2007///
CY  - New Haven
PB  - Yale University Press
KW  - Respiratory allergy
KW  - Popular works
KW  - Environmental aspects
KW  - Asthma
KW  - United States
KW  - History
KW  - Anti-Allergic Agents
KW  - Anti-Asthmatic Agents
KW  - History, 20th Century
KW  - Inhalation Exposure
KW  - Rhinitis, Allergic, Seasonal
KW  - MEDICAL
KW  - Pulmonary & Thoracic Medicine
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - HEALTH & FITNESS
KW  - Diseases
KW  - Respiratory
KW  - მედიცინა--
KW  - რესპირატორული ალერგია--
KW  - ანტიალერგიული აგენტები--
KW  - რინიტი
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. [255]-295) and index; Hay Fever Holiday -- When Pollen Became Poison -- The Last ResortsChoking Cities -- On the Home Front -- An Inhaler in Every Pocket
N2  - Breathing Space offers an intimate portrait of how allergic disease has shaped American culture, landscape, and life. Drawing on environmental, medical, and cultural history and the life stories of people, plants, and insects, Mitman traces how America's changing environment from the late 1800s to the present day has led to the epidemic growth of allergic disease. We have seen a neverending stream of solutions to combat allergies, from hay fever resorts, herbicides, and airconditioned homes to numerous potions and pills. But, as Mitman shows, despite the quest for a magic bullet, none of the attempted solutions has succeeded. Until we address how our changing environment -- physical, biological, social, and economic -- has helped to create America's allergic landscape, that hoped for success will continue to elude us. From the dust jacket
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