Allergy: The History of a Modern Malady

by Mark Jackson and Mark Jackson

Book Overview

Every spring, summer, and fall it descends on us, bringing rounds of sneezing, headaches, and stuffed noses. It attacks through foods, animals, plants, and innumerable chemical combinations. It is among the most common and potentially lethal afflictions known. It has a unique history as both a medical condition and a cultural phenomenon. It is the allergy, the subject of Mark Jackson's fascinating chronicle.

Only a century ago, allergies as...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1861892713
• ISBN13: 9781861892713
• Release Date: June 2006
• Publisher: Reaktion Books
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.7" x 8.9"