Contagion and the national body : the organism metaphor in American thought / Gerald V. O'Brien.
O'Brien, Gerald V., author.; ProQuest (Firm)
2018
HN90.M26 O27 2018
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Title
Contagion and the national body : the organism metaphor in American thought / Gerald V. O'Brien.
Author
O'Brien, Gerald V., author.
ISBN
9781351394086 (electronic book)
1351394088 (electronic book)
9781138306226
1138306223
Published
Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2018.
Copyright
©2018
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (x, 137 pages.)
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HN90.M26 O27 2018
Dewey Decimal Classification
306.0973
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.
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Introduction to metaphor theory and its use in public policy
Overview of the organism metaphor
Brief overview of relevant alarm periods
Diagnosis and categorization of "otherness"
Metaphoric disease-making
Penetration of the social body
Transmission throughout and decay of the social body
Metaphorical public health responses
Conclusion.

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