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The Caribbean and the Medical Imagination, 1764–1834

- Slavery, Disease and Colonial Modernity

About The Caribbean and the Medical Imagination, 1764–1834

During the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, the Caribbean was known as the 'grave of Europeans'. Drawing on a wide range of fictional and non-fictional accounts this book explores the cultural impact of such widespread disease, revealing how literature was crucial to the development and circulation of new medical ideas.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9781108404198
  • Binding:
  • Paperback
  • Pages:
  • 303
  • Published:
  • October 29, 2020
  • Dimensions:
  • 228x153x20 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 448 g.
Delivery: 1-2 weeks
Expected delivery: October 13, 2024

Description of The Caribbean and the Medical Imagination, 1764–1834

During the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, the Caribbean was known as the 'grave of Europeans'. Drawing on a wide range of fictional and non-fictional accounts this book explores the cultural impact of such widespread disease, revealing how literature was crucial to the development and circulation of new medical ideas.

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