{"product_id":"no-magic-bullet-a-social-history-of-venereal-disease-in-the-united-states-since-1880-35th-anniversary-edition-paperback","title":"No Magic Bullet: A Social History of Venereal Disease in the United States Since 1880- 35th Anniversary Edition - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAllan M. Brandt\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom Victorian anxieties about syphilis to the current hysteria over herpes and AIDS, the history of venereal disease in America forces us to examine social attitudes as well as purely medical concerns. In \u003cem\u003eNo Magic Bullet, \u003c\/em\u003e Allan M. Brandt recounts the various medical, military, and public health responses that have arisen over the years--a broad spectrum that ranges from the incarceration of prostitutes during World War I to the establishment of required premarital blood tests. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBrandt demonstrates that Americans' concerns about venereal disease have centered around a set of social and cultural values related to sexuality, gender, ethnicity, and class. At the heart of our efforts to combat these infections, he argues, has been the tendency to view venereal disease as both a punishment for sexual misconduct and an index of social decay. This tension between medical and moral approaches has significantly impeded efforts to develop \"magic bullets\"--drugs that would rid us of the disease--as well as effective policies for controlling the infections' spread. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this 35th anniversary edition of \u003cem\u003eNo Magic Bullet, \u003c\/em\u003e Brandt reflects on recent scholarship, the persistence of sexually transmitted diseases, and the trajectory of the HIV epidemic, as they have informed contemporary conceptions of biomedicine and global health.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAllan M. Brandt\u003c\/strong\u003e is Amalie Moses Kass Professor of the History of Medicine and Professor of the History of Science at Harvard University. He is the prize-winning author of \u003cem\u003eThe Cigarette Century: The Rise, Fall, and Deadly Persistence of the Product that Defined America\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 344\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 9.1 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 13, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52239922757906,"sku":"9780190863425","price":58.12,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0941\/2211\/5346\/files\/K0tSQStBUFlKaEtacXcrbUdQSXZ2UT09.webp?v=1777890321","url":"https:\/\/ckbookstore.net\/products\/no-magic-bullet-a-social-history-of-venereal-disease-in-the-united-states-since-1880-35th-anniversary-edition-paperback","provider":"CK BOOKSTORE","version":"1.0","type":"link"}