Inventing pollution : coal, smoke, and culture in Britain since 1800

Inventing pollution : coal, smoke, and culture in Britain since 1800 / Peter Thorsheim.

Author/creator	Thorsheim, Peter
Other author/creator	ProQuest (Firm)
Format	Electronic and Book
Publication Info	Athens, Ohio : Ohio University Press, ©2006.
Description	xii, 307 pages : illustrations.
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Subject(s)	Air--Pollution --Great Britain --History. Smoke prevention--Great Britain --History. Environmentalism--Great Britain --History. Air--Pollution --Social aspects --Great Britain --History. Coal--Combustion --Health aspects --Great Britain --History.

Series	Ohio University Press series in ecology and history Ohio University Press series in ecology and history. ^A472496
Contents	Coal, smoke, and history -- The miasma era -- Pollution redefined -- The balance of nature -- Pollution and civilization -- Degeneration and eugenics -- Environmental activism -- Regulating pollution -- Pollution displacement -- Death comes from the air -- Smokeless zones -- Reinventing pollution.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. [257]-291) and index.
Reproduction note	Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2005029428

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