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A welcome addition to the growing literature related to sex in American history....It is a major contribution to both medical and social history. --American Historical Review Brandt bases his case on a well-documented analysis of public policy concerning venereal diseases during the last one hundred years....No Magic Bullet deserves a broad audience. --Journal of American History Brandt has served up an analytical feast....No Magic Bullet may remain the definitive social history of [venereal disease] for many years to come. --Bulletin of the History of Medicine A significant contribution to our understanding of public responses to STDs in the United States....Useful and timely. --Arthur R. Williams, University of Florida, Gainesville An audacious examination of American attitudes toward sexually transmitted disease...A chilling reminder of a forgotten history. --The Village Voice An excellent short treatment of venereal disease in this country. It is clearly written and with the addition of the chapter on AIDS, most appropriate and updated. --William A. Sodeman, Jr., M.D., University of Southern Florida, Tampa A thoroughly researched...intriguing book...Brandt argues persuasively that many of the underlying attitudes of the Victorian period continue to hinder the control of venereal diseases. --Philadelphia Inquirer A subtle and convincing book...an eloquent chapter in the history of sex in America. --Psychology Today Well-researched, accurate, and clearly written...This historical perspective has much to offer readers in the fields of public health and infectious disease at a time when important policy decisions regarding the control of AIDS must be made. --New England Journal of Medicine A major contribution to the social history of medicine and public policy in the United States. --Isis An excellent overview of the venereal disease problem in America. --David P. Adams, University of Florida, Gainesville An important book for all who are concerned with epidemiological issues in general and a necessary book for those concerned with sexually transmitted diseases. --Warren Winkelstein, Jr., University of California, Berkeley This book inspired the liveliest discussion we've had in the whold course. --Jonathan Sakowsky, Case Western Reserve University A seminal work in both U.S. social history and the history of medicine. I intend to use it in this course [Bodies, Disease, and Politics in Modern Society] and in future courses. --David S. Barnes, Emory University I am using this book to help my students to understand the social and cultural backgrounds of health movements in historical perspective. --Peretz Hirshbein, University of Michigan

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Allan M. Brandt is Professor of the History of Science at Harvard University Faculty of Arts and Sciences and Kass Professor of the History of Medicine at Harvard Medical School.

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