Clever Microbes
Bacteriology and Sanitary Technology in Manchester and Chicago during the Progressive Age
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3148302 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Harold L Platt (Loyola University Chicago, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2004 |
| Volume | 19 |
| Pages | 149-166 |
| Publication date | 2004-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Osiris (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0369-7827 • E-ISSN: 1933-8287 |
| Publisher | University of Chicago Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1086/649399 |
| PMID | 15478272 |
| OpenAlex | W1978927525 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
A neglected aspect of the history of germ theories is its use in the purification of sewage. In the 1890s, progressive reformers rapidly developed bacteriological methods of wastewater treatment. A comparison of the United Kingdom's Manchester and the United States' Chicago shows, however, that science and technology were mediated by political culture and institutions. In Manchester, a politics of deference and strong extralocal government gave the authority of scientific expertise a decisive role in policy formation. In Chicago, devolution of power to the ward bosses meant a quarter-century of defiance against the national authority and its effort to get the city to install a modern sanitation system
Archaeology · Deference · Economic history · Political science · Politics · Sanitation · Sociology · American Environmental and Regional History · Anthropology · Engineering · History · Law · Philosophy · Public Administration · Environmental Engineering
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,2 |
| Citation span | 2011 - 2024 (14) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |