American sunshine: diseases of darkness and the quest for natural light
Auteur :
Freund, Daniel
Éditeur :
The University of Chicago Press
ISBN :
9780226262819
Date de publication :
7 mai 2012
Dimensions :
2,3 x 1,6 x 0,2 cm
Poids :
454 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
In the second half of the nineteenth century, American cities began to go dark. As hulking new buildings overspread blocks and glass and smog screened out the health-giving rays of the sun, and doctors began to note a resurgence of diseases of darkness like rickets and tuberculosis. This book tracks the American obsession with sunlight.