The Resource Pseudo-science and society in nineteenth-century America, Arthur Wrobel, editor, (electronic book)
Pseudo-science and society in nineteenth-century America, Arthur Wrobel, editor, (electronic book)
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- Summary
- Progressive nineteenth-century Americans believed firmly that human perfection could be achieved with the aid of modern science. To many, the science of that turbulent age appeared to offer bright new answers to life's age-old questions. Such a climate, not surprisingly, fostered the growth of what we now view as ""pseudo-sciences"" -- disciplines delicately balancing a dubious inductive methodology with moral and spiritual concerns, disseminated with a combination of aggressive entrepreneurship and sheer entertainment.Such ""sciences"" as mesmerism, spiritualism, homoeopathy, hydropathy, and
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (254 pages)
- Note
- Includes index
- Isbn
- 9780813165035
- Label
- Pseudo-science and society in nineteenth-century America
- Title
- Pseudo-science and society in nineteenth-century America
- Statement of responsibility
- Arthur Wrobel, editor
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Progressive nineteenth-century Americans believed firmly that human perfection could be achieved with the aid of modern science. To many, the science of that turbulent age appeared to offer bright new answers to life's age-old questions. Such a climate, not surprisingly, fostered the growth of what we now view as ""pseudo-sciences"" -- disciplines delicately balancing a dubious inductive methodology with moral and spiritual concerns, disseminated with a combination of aggressive entrepreneurship and sheer entertainment.Such ""sciences"" as mesmerism, spiritualism, homoeopathy, hydropathy, and
- Cataloging source
- MiAaPQ
- Dewey number
- 615.5
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- R733
- LC item number
- .P78 1987
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- dictionaries
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
- 1940-
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- Wrobel, Arthur
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Alternative medicine
- Quacks and quackery
- United States
- Label
- Pseudo-science and society in nineteenth-century America, Arthur Wrobel, editor, (electronic book)
- Note
- Includes index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- EBC1915623
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (254 pages)
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780813165035
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Note
- Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- Reproduction note
- Electronic resource.
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- Label
- Pseudo-science and society in nineteenth-century America, Arthur Wrobel, editor, (electronic book)
- Note
- Includes index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- EBC1915623
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (254 pages)
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780813165035
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Note
- Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- Reproduction note
- Electronic resource.
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
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