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No Magic Bullet:
A Social History of Venereal Disease in the United States since 1880
by Allan M. Brandt
This perceptive analysis of the treatment of venereal diseases since the 1880's recounts the various medical, military, and public health responses to venereal disease.
"[Brandt] narrates the history of efforts to combat venereal diseasein this country since the pathology of syphilis and gonorrhea was first understood about a century ago. He argues that our responses to these diseases have been determined by our fears about sexuality, our views of the family, and class, race and ethnic prejudices."--NY Times Book Review
Contact
- Email: brandt@fas.harvard.edu
- Phone: (617) 495-3532
Curriculum Vitae
Classes
- Historical Study A-34:
Medicine and Society in America - Freshman Seminar 48m: The Tobacco Pandemic: History, Culture, Science and Policy (spring term)
- HS 244: Research in the History of Medical Ethics: Seminar
