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

By:

Downs, Jim

Publication details: Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2021. Cambridge:Description: 262p.; hbk; 25cmISBN:

9780674971721

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

614.4 DOW

Summary: Most stories of medical progress come with ready-made heroes. John Snow traced the origins of London’s 1854 cholera outbreak to a water pump, leading to the birth of epidemiology. Florence Nightingale’s contributions to the care of soldiers in the Crimean War revolutionized medical hygiene, transforming hospitals from crucibles of infection to sanctuaries of recuperation. Yet histories of individual innovators ignore many key sources of medical knowledge, especially when it comes to the science of infectious disease. https://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog.php?isbn=9780674971721

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Most stories of medical progress come with ready-made heroes. John Snow traced the origins of London’s 1854 cholera outbreak to a water pump, leading to the birth of epidemiology. Florence Nightingale’s contributions to the care of soldiers in the Crimean War revolutionized medical hygiene, transforming hospitals from crucibles of infection to sanctuaries of recuperation. Yet histories of individual innovators ignore many key sources of medical knowledge, especially when it comes to the science of infectious disease.

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