Yellow fever, race, and ecology in nineteenth-century new orleans
Auteur :
Willoughby, Urmi Engineer
Éditeur :
Louisiana State University Press
ISBN :
9780807167748
Date de publication :
13 déc. 2017
Dimensions :
22,7 x 17,6 x 2,9 cm
Poids :
333 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Through the innovative perspective of environment and culture, Urmi Engineer Willoughby examines yellow fever in New Orleans. Linking local epidemics to the city's place in the Atlantic world, Willoughby analyses how incidences of and responses to the disease grew out of an environment shaped by sugar, slavery, and urban development.