Mirage Of Health: Utopias, Progress, And Biological Change

by Rene Jules Dubos

Mirage of Health: Utopias, Progress, and Biological Change is a book written by Rene Jules Dubos, a French-born American microbiologist, and environmentalist. The book is a critical analysis of the concept of health and its relationship with society, culture, and the environment. Dubos argues that the modern idea of health, which is based on the absence of disease, is a utopian ideal that is unattainable. He suggests that health is a dynamic and complex...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1258815710
• ISBN13: 9781258815714
• Release Date: September 2013
• Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLC
• Length: 234 Pages
• Weight: 1.06 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"