Maladies of empire : how colonialism, slavery, and war transformed medicine

Maladies of empire : how colonialism, slavery, and war transformed medicine / Jim Downs.

"Standard histories of medicine celebrate brilliant Westerners such as Florence Nightingale and John Snow. In this unorthodox telling, Jim Downs turns our focus to another key group of contributors: the subjugated peoples-forced into close quarters by enslavement and empire-whose bodies were th...

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Main Author: Downs, Jim, 1973- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Massachusetts : The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2021.
Subjects:
Epidemiology > History.
Slaves > Health and hygiene.
Imperialism and science.
War > Medical aspects.
History.
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Call Number: RA649 .D68 2021
Status: Available

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