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Dirt: Filth and Decay in a New World Arcadia

Autor Pamela Wood
en Limba Engleză Paperback – oct 2005
Coming to the New World paradise of New Zealand the nineteenth-century colonial settlers did not expect to find the Old World evils of dirt and decay. But this original and fascinating book shows that dirt there was and that over time opinions changed about just what it was, what should be done about it and who had responsibility for dealing with it. Pamela Wood, drawing on extensive research largely in Dunedin, wades through topics like mud and swamps, sewerage, toilets, slums, abattoirs and cemeteries with cheerful attention to the polluted and the putrid. She explores the roles of doctors and hospitals and of local authorities in the protection of public health from disease and decay. In Dirt Wood offers a refreshing, unexpected and valuable insight into our social and cultural history.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781869403485
ISBN-10: 1869403487
Pagini: 300
Ilustrații: Illustrations
Dimensiuni: 148 x 210 x 16 mm
Greutate: 0.56 kg
Editura: Auckland University Press
Colecția Auckland University Press
Locul publicării:Auckland, New Zealand

Recenzii

‘. . . a most worthy addition to Dunedin, and indeed New Zealand, early history. . . . A jolly good read if you don’t mind wading through open sewers, stinking swamps, outdoor toilets and crude abattoirs.’ – Jim McLees, Wanganui Chronicle