The cotton dust papers : science, politics, and power in the "discovery" of byssinosis in the U.S. / by Charles Levenstein and Gregory F. DeLaurier, with Mary Lee Dunn.

Author/creator Levenstein, Charles
Other author DeLaurier, Gregory F., 1949-
Other author Dunn, Mary Lee.
Format Book
Publication InfoAmityville, N.Y. : Baywood Pub. Co., ©2002.
Descriptionxi, 160 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Subjects

SeriesWork, health and environment series
Work, health, and environment series. ^A522058
Contents By any other name: brown lung and the social recognition of disease -- "Kiss of death": banning the suction shuttle in Massachusetts -- textiles move South, 1920-1940 -- Cotton colic -- The Harvard Cotton Dust Project -- "We were running from it, really": workers' compensation and byssinosis, 1950-1968 -- Georgia and the "mysterious disease" of byssinosis -- Bouhuys' disease -- Brown lung and the dilemmas of a novice investigator, 1968-1969 -- Full circle: "Burlington's disease" -- Brown lung and the lessons for occupational health and safety.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2001043095
ISBN0895032651 (cloth)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks RC775.B9 L48 2002 ✔ Available Place Hold