The Caribbean and the Medical Imagination, 1764–1834

Slavery, Disease and Colonial Modernity

Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism, British, Nonfiction, History
Cover of the book The Caribbean and the Medical Imagination, 1764–1834 by Emily Senior, Cambridge University Press
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Emily Senior ISBN: 9781108266093
Publisher: Cambridge University Press Publication: April 30, 2018
Imprint: Cambridge University Press Language: English
Author: Emily Senior
ISBN: 9781108266093
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication: April 30, 2018
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Language: English

During the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, the Caribbean was known as the 'grave of Europeans'. At the apex of British colonialism in the region between 1764 and 1834, the rapid spread of disease amongst colonist, enslaved and indigenous populations made the Caribbean notorious as one of the deadliest places on earth. Drawing on historical accounts from physicians, surgeons and travellers alongside literary works, Emily Senior traces the cultural impact of such widespread disease and death during the Romantic age of exploration and medical and scientific discovery. Focusing on new fields of knowledge such as dermatology, medical geography and anatomy, Senior shows how literature was crucial to the development and circulation of new medical ideas, and that the Caribbean as the hub of empire played a significant role in the changing disciplines and literary forms associated with the transition to modernity.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

During the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, the Caribbean was known as the 'grave of Europeans'. At the apex of British colonialism in the region between 1764 and 1834, the rapid spread of disease amongst colonist, enslaved and indigenous populations made the Caribbean notorious as one of the deadliest places on earth. Drawing on historical accounts from physicians, surgeons and travellers alongside literary works, Emily Senior traces the cultural impact of such widespread disease and death during the Romantic age of exploration and medical and scientific discovery. Focusing on new fields of knowledge such as dermatology, medical geography and anatomy, Senior shows how literature was crucial to the development and circulation of new medical ideas, and that the Caribbean as the hub of empire played a significant role in the changing disciplines and literary forms associated with the transition to modernity.

More books from Cambridge University Press

Cover of the book Communicative Functions and Linguistic Forms in Speech Interaction: Volume 156 by Emily Senior
Cover of the book The Prospects of International Trade Regulation by Emily Senior
Cover of the book Language and Mind by Emily Senior
Cover of the book Techniques in Epilepsy Surgery by Emily Senior
Cover of the book The Politics of Market Discipline in Latin America by Emily Senior
Cover of the book Cosmic Catastrophes by Emily Senior
Cover of the book The European Book in the Twelfth Century by Emily Senior
Cover of the book Aggregation Functions by Emily Senior
Cover of the book Buried by the Times by Emily Senior
Cover of the book Greek Epigram and Byzantine Culture by Emily Senior
Cover of the book Conflict and Housing, Land and Property Rights by Emily Senior
Cover of the book War, Aggression and Self-Defence by Emily Senior
Cover of the book Word-Formation in the World's Languages by Emily Senior
Cover of the book Complex Networks by Emily Senior
Cover of the book The Legal Regime of Straits by Emily Senior
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy