Bodily Matters: The Anti-Vaccination Movement in England, 1853-1907

(Part of the Radical Perspectives Series)

by Nadja Durbach

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Bodily Matters explores the anti-vaccination movement that emerged in England in the late nineteenth century and early twentieth in response to government-mandated smallpox vaccination. By requiring a painful and sometimes dangerous medical procedure for all infants, the Compulsory Vaccination Act set an important precedent for state regulation of bodies. From its inception in 1853 until its demise in 1907, the compulsory smallpox vaccine was fiercely...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0822334232

ISBN13:9780822334231

Release Date:December 2004

Publisher:Duke University Press

Length:296 Pages

Weight:1.00 lbs.

Dimensions:0.7" x 6.5" x 9.0"

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