Bruno J. Strasser & Thomas Schlich The Mask recensie, review en informatie boek over de geschiedenis van het inademen van slechte lucht. Op 24 juni 2025 verschijnt bij Yale University Press het boek The Mask, A History of Breathing Bad Air, geschreven door Bruno J. Strasser en Thomas Schlich. Hier lees je informatie over de inhoud van het boek, de auteurs en over de uitgave. Een Nederlandse vertaling van het boek is niet verkrijgbaar.
Bruno J. Strasser & Thomas Schlich The Mask recensie en review
- “This captivating and richly illustrated book offers an ambitious and expansive history of ‘bad air,’ the plague, and approaches to widespread disease. It uses the mask—as both physical object and metaphor—to uncover and reveal, brilliantly charting a course through the intertwined histories of disease, war, the environment, and identity.” (Sharrona Pearl)
- “A thoroughly documented and well-illustrated accounting of mask wearing over two millennia.” (Kirkus Reviews)
The Mask
A History of Breathing Bad Air
- Auteur: Bruno J. Strasser, Thomas Schlich
- Soort boek: geschiedenisboek
- Taal: Engels
- Verschijnt: 24 juni 2025
- Omvang: 288 pagina’s
- Uitgave: gebonden boek / ebook
- Prijs: $ 38,00
- Boek bestellen bij: Amazon / Bol / Libris
Flaptekst van het boek over maskers als bescherming tegen slechte lucht
A history of masks protecting against bad air—in cities, factories, hospitals, and war trenches—exploring how our identities and beliefs shape the decision to wear a mask.
For centuries, humans have sought to protect themselves from harmful air, whether from smoke, dust, vapors, or germs. This book offers the first history of respiratory masks—ranging from simple pieces of cloth to elaborate gas masks—and explores why they have sparked both hope and fear.
Bruno J. Strasser and Thomas Schlich captivate readers with stories of individuals—from renowned doctors and political leaders to forgotten inventors and anonymous factory workers—who passionately debated the value of masks. In Renaissance Italy and Meiji Japan, in Victorian Britain and Cold War America, the way societies have engaged with face coverings reveals their deepest cultural and political fractures. The Mask challenges us to reconsider how we care for one another and the kind of environment we aspire to inhabit.
Bruno J. Strasser is a historian, a full professor at the University of Geneva, and an affiliate of History of Medicine at Yale University.
Thomas Schlich is the James McGill Professor in the History of Medicine at McGill University, and a former practicing physician.