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When Clemens von Pirquet introduced the term allergy in 1906, many experts questioned whether one word could cover a whole constellation of sensitivities. As Jackson demonstrates, the term eventually gained acceptance, but its meaning remains slippery. The beauty of Jackson's study is his combination of the cultural and social with the medical, the result of which is a masterful overview of the evolution of allergy as a public health problem. Including detailed analyses of the debates over the role of the immune system in allergy and the different treatments for hypersensitivity, Jackson simultaneously surveys images of allergy in pop culture-from poet Ann Sexton to cyberpunk science fiction author Jeff Noon-as well as the term's common currency as shorthand for intense dislike (being "allergic" to housework). Tracing allergy from a malady of the elite to a global pandemic, Jackson explores theories behind the surge in allergies, including the rise in industrial toxins and unhealthy home and work conditions. Some readers may find Jackson's style dry, and his analysis of medical debates may go over some heads, but his book provides a comprehensive look at allergies as a phenomenon in culture, politics and science.
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"Splendidly done."--Books & Culture (J. Matthew Sleeth Books & Culture )
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When Clemens von Pirquet introduced the term allergy in 1906, many experts questioned whether one word could cover a whole constellation of sensitivities. As Jackson demonstrates, the term eventually gained acceptance, but its meaning remains slippery. The beauty of Jackson's study is his combination of the cultural and social with the medical, the result of which is a masterful overview of the evolution of allergy as a public health problem. Including detailed analyses of the debates over the role of the immune system in allergy and the different treatments for hypersensitivity, Jackson simultaneously surveys images of allergy in pop culture-from poet Ann Sexton to cyberpunk science fiction author Jeff Noon-as well as the term's common currency as shorthand for intense dislike (being "allergic" to housework). Tracing allergy from a malady of the elite to a global pandemic, Jackson explores theories behind the surge in allergies, including the rise in industrial toxins and unhealthy home and work conditions. Some readers may find Jackson's style dry, and his analysis of medical debates may go over some heads, but his book provides a comprehensive look at allergies as a phenomenon in culture, politics and science.
Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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"Splendidly done."--Books & Culture (J. Matthew Sleeth Books & Culture )
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Allergy is a modern malady, one with a relatively brief but nevertheless fertile and tenacious history. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
toxic idiopathies, allergy services, clinical allergy, fever holiday, pollen toxin, experimental anaphylaxis, clinical allergists, minor allergy, climate therapy, allergic diseases, clinical ecologists, term allergy, total allergy syndrome, allergen preparations, biological reactivity, many allergists, asthma deaths, word allergy, allergen immunotherapy, clinical ecology, vaccination reactions, serum therapy, hay fever sufferers, immunological reactivity, hygiene hypothesis Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
North America, United States, Clemens von Pirquet, Second World War, John Freeman, New York, Royal College of Physicians, Charles Richet, René Dubos, The Times, Asthma Research Council, Almroth Wright, George Beard, National Health Service, New Zealand, Nobel Prize, Prince Charles, Robert Cooke, World Health Organization, National Asthma Campaign, Hans Selye, Henry Dale, Ulrich Beck, Allergy Department, Carl Prausnitz New!
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Allergy is a modern malady, one with a relatively brief but nevertheless fertile and tenacious history. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
toxic idiopathies, allergy services, clinical allergy, fever holiday, pollen toxin, experimental anaphylaxis, clinical allergists, minor allergy, climate therapy, allergic diseases, clinical ecologists, term allergy, total allergy syndrome, allergen preparations, biological reactivity, many allergists, asthma deaths, word allergy, allergen immunotherapy, clinical ecology, vaccination reactions, serum therapy, hay fever sufferers, immunological reactivity, hygiene hypothesis Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
North America, United States, Clemens von Pirquet, Second World War, John Freeman, New York, Royal College of Physicians, Charles Richet, René Dubos, The Times, Asthma Research Council, Almroth Wright, George Beard, National Health Service, New Zealand, Nobel Prize, Prince Charles, Robert Cooke, World Health Organization, National Asthma Campaign, Hans Selye, Henry Dale, Ulrich Beck, Allergy Department, Carl Prausnitz New!
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