Naphtha Drunks, Lead Colic, and the Smelter Shakes
The Inordinate Exposure of Immigrant Workers to Occupational Health Hazards at the Turn of the Twentieth Century
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11699870 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Alan Derickson (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 37 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 37-61 |
| Publication date | 2017-12-28 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of American Ethnic History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0278-5927 • E-ISSN: 1936-4695 |
| Publisher | University of Illinois Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.5406/jamerethnhist.37.2.0037 |
| OpenAlex | W2777852230 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 5 |
Research Article| January 01 2018 Naphtha Drunks, Lead Colic, and the Smelter Shakes: The Inordinate Exposure of Immigrant Workers to Occupational Health Hazards at the Turn of the Twentieth Century Alan Derickson Alan Derickson Alan Derickson is Professor of Labor Studies and History at Penn State University. He has written three books on the history of occupational health—Workers’ Health, Workers’ Democracy: The Western Miners’ Struggle, 1891–1925 (Cornell University Press, 1988), Black Lung: Anatomy of a Public Health Disaster (Cornell University Press, 1998), and Dangerously Sleepy: Overworked Americans and the Cult of Manly Wakefulness (University of Pennsylvania Press, 2013). Derickson is currently studying the inordinate exposure of immigrants and workers of color to the worst working conditions. Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Journal of American Ethnic History (2018) 37 (2): 37–61. https://doi.org/10.5406/jamerethnhist.37.2.0037 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Permissions Search Site Citation Alan Derickson; Naphtha Drunks, Lead Colic, and the Smelter Shakes: The Inordinate Exposure of Immigrant Workers to Occupational Health Hazards at the Turn of the Twentieth Century. Journal of American Ethnic History 1 January 2018; 37 (2): 37–61. doi: https://doi.org/10.5406/jamerethnhist.37.2.0037 Download citation file: Zotero Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All Scholarly Publishing CollectiveUniversity of Illinois PressJournal of American Ethnic History Search Advanced Search The text of this article is only available as a PDF. Copyright 2018 by the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois2018 Article PDF first page preview Close Modal You do not currently have access to this content
Archaeology · Business · Environmental health · Immigration · Lead (geology · Lead exposure · Lead smelting · Smelting · Chemistry · Employment and Welfare Studies · Environmental Justice and Health Disparities · History · Medicine · Race, History, and American Society
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |