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1047208
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b801578
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Brown, Julie K.
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| Title & Author
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Health and medicine on display : : international expositions in the United States, 1876-1904 /\ Julie K. Brown.
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| Publication Statement
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Cambridge, Mass. :: MIT Press,, ©2009.
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1 online resource (xi, 326 pages) :: illustrations
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| ISBN
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0262026570
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: 0262258633
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: 9780262026574
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: 9780262258630
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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Exposition infrastructure and exhibition display : an introduction -- Judging the progress of sanitary science : the 1876 Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition -- Preventing fear and panic : the 1893 Chicago World's Columbian Exposition -- Occupying a vast camp : the 1901 Buffalo Pan-American Exposition -- Making a solemn protest : site and services at the 1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition -- Presentations for the public eye : exhibits and exhibitors at the 1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition.
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| Abstract
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This work offers a book-length examination of how international expositions, through their exhibits and infrastructures, sought to demonstrate innovations in applied health and medical practice.
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Exhibitions-- United States-- History-- 19th century.
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Exhibitions-- United States-- History-- 20th century.
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Medicine-- United States-- Exhibitions-- History.
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Public health-- United States-- Exhibitions-- History.
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Exhibitions.
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HEALTH FITNESS-- Diseases-- General.
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HEALTH FITNESS-- Health Care Issues.
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MEDICAL-- Diseases.
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MEDICAL-- Health Care Delivery.
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MEDICAL-- Health Policy.
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MEDICAL-- Public Health.
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Exhibitions as Topic.
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Public Health-- history.
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Communicable Disease Control-- history.
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History, 19th Century.
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History, 20th Century.
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Military Medicine-- history.
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Sanitation-- history.
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United States.
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United States.
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| Dewey Classification
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362.1
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| LC Classification
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RA438.U5B76 2009eb
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2009 K-018
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WA 11 AA1B879h 2009
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