{"product_id":"smell-detectives-an-olfactory-history-of-nineteenth-century-urban-america-paperback","title":"Smell Detectives: An Olfactory History of Nineteenth-Century Urban America - 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\u003eMelanie A. Kiechle\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003ePaul S. Sutter\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by), \u003cb\u003ePaul S. Sutter\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat did nineteenth-century cities smell like? And how did odors matter in the formation of a modern environmental consciousness? \u003ci\u003eSmell Detectives \u003c\/i\u003efollows the nineteenth-century Americans who used their noses to make sense of the sanitary challenges caused by rapid urban and industrial growth. Melanie Kiechle examines nuisance complaints, medical writings, domestic advice, and myriad discussions of what constituted fresh air, and argues that nineteenth-century city dwellers, anxious about the air they breathed, attempted to create healthier cities by detecting and then mitigating the most menacing odors.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMedical theories in the nineteenth century assumed that foul odors caused disease and that overcrowded cities--filled with new and stronger stinks--were synonymous with disease and danger. But the sources of offending odors proved difficult to pinpoint. The creation of city health boards introduced new conflicts between complaining citizens and the officials in charge of the air. \u003ci\u003eSmell Detectives \u003c\/i\u003elooks at the relationship between the construction of scientific expertise, on the one hand, and \"common sense\"--the olfactory experiences of common people--on the other. Although the rise of germ theory revolutionized medical knowledge and ultimately undid this form of sensory knowing, \u003ci\u003eSmell Detectives \u003c\/i\u003erecovers how city residents used their sense of smell and their health concerns about foul odors to understand, adjust to, and fight against urban environmental changes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMelanie A. Kiechle is assistant professor of history at Virginia Tech.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.7 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 12, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45308562538598,"sku":"9780295746104","price":60.35,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/dzVkenFsaitJdEQzUzBkdUZ6emxjZz09.webp?v=1774180239","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/smell-detectives-an-olfactory-history-of-nineteenth-century-urban-america-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}