Author : David S. Barnes
Publisher : JHU Press
ISBN 13 : 0801883490
Total Pages : 329 pages
Book Rating : 4.91/5 ( download)
Book Synopsis The Great Stink of Paris and the Nineteenth-Century Struggle Against Filth and Germs by : David S. Barnes
Download or read book The Great Stink of Paris and the Nineteenth-Century Struggle Against Filth and Germs written by David S. Barnes and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2006-06-06 with total page 329 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ultimately, the attitudes of physicians and the French public were shaped by political struggles between republicans and the clergy, by aggressive efforts to educate and civilizethe peasantry, and by long-term shifts in the public's ability to tolerate the odor of bodily substances.--Donald Reid, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill "American Historical Review"