Mirage of Health: Utopias, Progress, and Biological Change

'Complete freedom from disease and from struggle is almost incompatible with the process of living, ' Rene Dubos asserted in this classic essay on ecology and health. All the accomplishments of science and technology, he argued, will not bring the utopian dream of universal well-being, because they ignore the dynamic process of adaptation to a constantly changing environment that every living organism must face. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Author: Jean Dubos
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
Published: 10/01/1987
Pages: 294
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 8.82h x 5.46w x 0.72d
ISBN: 9780813512600

About the Author
Rene Dubos (1901 - 1982) is also an author of The White Plague: Tuberculosis, Man and Society, which is also available from Rutgers University Press.