{"product_id":"bodily-matters-the-antivaccination-movement-in-england-18531907-9780822334125","title":"Bodily Matters  The AntiVaccination Movement in","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eConsiders the Victorian anti-vaccination movement in the context of debates over citizenship, parental rights, class politics, the significance of bodily integrity, the control of contagious disease, and state access to the bodies of both adult and infant subjects\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“All too often the large-scale resistance to compulsory vaccination in England has been treated as a quaint case study in ‘anti-modern’ or ‘irrational’ opposition to scientific progress. Nadja Durbach has made a key contribution to modern British history in particular and to the analysis of class culture more generally by rescuing this resistance to state medicine from what E. P. Thompson memorably termed ‘the enormous condescension of posterity.’”—George Behlmer, author of \u003ci\u003eFriends of the Family: The English Home and Its Guardians, 1850–1940\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“This fascinating book uses the anti-vaccination movement to illuminate our understanding of the major themes in nineteenth-century British history: the nature of liberalism, class tensions, and resistance to state intervention. Beautifully written, it brings the movement to life.”—Anna Clark, author of \u003ci\u003eScandal: The Sexual Politics of the British Constitution\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eBodily Matters\u003c\/i\u003e is a sophisticated and persuasive project; it evokes timely questions on the body and the state and suggests some thought-provoking answers. The book will certainly be of value to any of us interested in the sociology of medicine, the sociology of the body, social movements, and British history.” -- Sigal Gooldin * American Journal of Sociology *\u003cbr\u003e“Durbach's account of the anti-vaccination movement is clearly and forcefully written and provides an authoritative survey of Victorian debates about the role of the state in disease prevention. \u003ci\u003eBodily Matters \u003c\/i\u003ewill engage anyone interested in public health and the history of epidemiology, and post–9\/11 fears about bioterrorism and the looming threat of a bird flu pandemic may broaden the audience for this text.”\u003cbr\u003e -- Solveig C. Robinson * Perspectives in Biology and Medicine *\u003cbr\u003e“Nadja Durbach’s \u003ci\u003eBodily Matters\u003c\/i\u003e is a rigorously researched and sensitive account of antivaccinationism in Victorian and Edwardian England that combines the insights of the history of medicine, political history, and the social and cultural histories of class and gender.” -- Ian Burney * Journal of Modern History *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments ix\u003cbr\u003e Introduction 1\u003cbr\u003e 1. The Parliamentary Lancet 13\u003cbr\u003e 2. Fighting the “Babies’ Battle” 37\u003cbr\u003e 3. Populism, Citizenship, and the Politics of Victorian Liberalism 69\u003cbr\u003e 4. The Body Politics of Class Formation 91\u003cbr\u003e 5. Vampires, Vivisectors, and the Victorian Body 113\u003cbr\u003e 6. Germs, Dirt, and the Constitution 150\u003cbr\u003e 7. Class, Gender, and the Conscientious Objector 171\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion 199\u003cbr\u003e Notes 209\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography 243\u003cbr\u003e Index 269","brand":"MD - Duke University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51456015171927,"sku":"9780822334125","price":98.6,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780822334125.jpg?v=1755033446","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/bodily-matters-the-antivaccination-movement-in-england-18531907-9780822334125","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}