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Immunity is as old as illness itself, yet historians have only just
begun to take up the challenge of reconstructing the modern
transformation of attempts to protect against disease. Crafting
Immunity assembles in one volume the most recent efforts of an
international group of scholars to place the diverse practices of
immunity in their historical contexts. It is this diversity that
provides the book with its greatest source of strength.
Collectively, the papers in this volume suggest that it was the
craft-like, small-scale, and local conditions of clinical medicine
that turned the immunity of individuals and populations into
biomedical objects. That is to say, the modern conception of
immunity was at least as much the product of the work of healing as
it was the systematic result of discoveries about the immune
system. Working outside the narrow confines of laboratory
histories, Crafting Immunity is the first attempt to set the
problems of immunity into a variety of social, technological,
institutional and intellectual contexts. It will appeal not only to
historians and sociologists of health, but also to social and
cultural historians interested in the biomedical creation of modern
health regimens.
Immunity is as old as illness itself, yet historians have only just
begun to take up the challenge of reconstructing the modern
transformation of attempts to protect against disease. Crafting
Immunity assembles in one volume the most recent efforts of an
international group of scholars to place the diverse practices of
immunity in their historical contexts. It is this diversity that
provides the book with its greatest source of strength.
Collectively, the papers in this volume suggest that it was the
craft-like, small-scale, and local conditions of clinical medicine
that turned the immunity of individuals and populations into
biomedical objects. That is to say, the modern conception of
immunity was at least as much the product of the work of healing as
it was the systematic result of discoveries about the immune
system. Working outside the narrow confines of laboratory
histories, Crafting Immunity is the first attempt to set the
problems of immunity into a variety of social, technological,
institutional and intellectual contexts. It will appeal not only to
historians and sociologists of health, but also to social and
cultural historians interested in the biomedical creation of modern
health regimens.
2021 Schneider Family Book Award Young Children's Honor Book
(American Library Association) Experience the true story of
lifelong activist Jennifer Keelan-Chaffins and her participation in
the Capitol Crawl in this inspiring autobiographical picture book.
This beautifully illustrated story includes a foreword from
Jennifer and backmatter detailing her life and the history of the
disability rights movement. This is the story of a little girl who
just wanted to go, even when others tried to stop her. Jennifer
Keelan was determined to make a change-even if she was just a kid.
She never thought her wheelchair could slow her down, but the way
the world around her was built made it hard to do even simple
things. Like going to school, or eating lunch in the cafeteria.
Jennifer knew that everyone deserves a voice! Then the Americans
with Disabilities Act, a law that would make public spaces much
more accessible to people with disabilities, was proposed to
Congress. And to make sure it passed, Jennifer went to the steps of
the Capitol building in Washington DC to convince them. And,
without her wheelchair, she climbed. ALL THE WAY TO THE TOP! A
Rise: A Feminist Book Project Nominee A Junior Library Guild
Selection All the Way to the Top is perfect for:Elementary school
teachers looking for books to supplement disability rights
curriculum and the history of the ADA (find a free Common-Core
Aligned Educator Guide at www.sourcebooks.com)Parents looking for
social justice picture books, books on activism and for young
activists, and inspiring books for girlsParents, teachers,
librarians, and guardians looking for beautifully illustrated,
inspirational and educational books for young readers in their life
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