Vaccination Wars
Cornwall in the Nineteenth Century
Seiten
2022
University of Exeter Press (Verlag)
978-1-80413-000-1 (ISBN)
University of Exeter Press (Verlag)
978-1-80413-000-1 (ISBN)
This is the history of the grassroots anti-vaccination movement in nineteenth-century Cornwall. The book examines the lives of those who publicly opposed the procedure, the earliest phases of vaccine objection, the rise of middle class resistance and opposition societies, and the influence of propaganda for state-mandated medical practices.
For as long as there have been vaccines, there have been those who oppose them. As the world continues to grapple with the impact of COVID-19 and the challenges of managing an effective vaccination programme, this book shows that our experiences have more in common with those of previous generations than we may so far have understood.
Vaccination Wars examines the history of vaccine objection in nineteenth-century Cornwall, looking not only at the reasons behind resistance to the smallpox vaccine, but at the lives of Cornish parents who steadfastly refused to have their children inoculated. Exploring the earliest phases of the anti-vaccination movement, the rise of middle-class resistance and organized opposition societies, and the influence of propaganda, the book presents a more nuanced understanding of the ways regional and cultural differences affect the reception of state-mandated medical practices.
Ella Stewart-Peters challenges existing notions of the nineteenth-century debate by shifting the focus away from major urban centres to the struggles concerned with enforcing compulsory vaccination at the peripheries. Distinct parallels can be drawn with the anti-vaccination movement of the twenty-first century.
This book will appeal to anyone who has ever wondered about the origins of the modern anti-vaccination movement, or is more generally interested in the history of medicine.
For as long as there have been vaccines, there have been those who oppose them. As the world continues to grapple with the impact of COVID-19 and the challenges of managing an effective vaccination programme, this book shows that our experiences have more in common with those of previous generations than we may so far have understood.
Vaccination Wars examines the history of vaccine objection in nineteenth-century Cornwall, looking not only at the reasons behind resistance to the smallpox vaccine, but at the lives of Cornish parents who steadfastly refused to have their children inoculated. Exploring the earliest phases of the anti-vaccination movement, the rise of middle-class resistance and organized opposition societies, and the influence of propaganda, the book presents a more nuanced understanding of the ways regional and cultural differences affect the reception of state-mandated medical practices.
Ella Stewart-Peters challenges existing notions of the nineteenth-century debate by shifting the focus away from major urban centres to the struggles concerned with enforcing compulsory vaccination at the peripheries. Distinct parallels can be drawn with the anti-vaccination movement of the twenty-first century.
This book will appeal to anyone who has ever wondered about the origins of the modern anti-vaccination movement, or is more generally interested in the history of medicine.
Ella Stewart-Peters has a PhD in History from Flinders University, South Australia, and works in medical assessment for the College of Medicine and Public Health at Flinders.
List of Illustrations
Preface
Introduction
1. Vaccination Versus Sanitary Theory
2. Vaccination Versus Inoculation
3. Folklore Versus Medicine
4. The People Versus Compulsion
5. The Cragoe Brothers Versus the Establishment
6. The Poor Law Unions Versus the People
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index
Erscheinungsdatum | 15.06.2022 |
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Zusatzinfo | 7 black and white illustrations |
Verlagsort | Exeter |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 156 x 234 mm |
Gewicht | 555 g |
Themenwelt | Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte |
Studium ► Querschnittsbereiche ► Geschichte / Ethik der Medizin | |
Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Humanbiologie | |
Sozialwissenschaften ► Ethnologie | |
ISBN-10 | 1-80413-000-1 / 1804130001 |
ISBN-13 | 978-1-80413-000-1 / 9781804130001 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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