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Materials and medicine: Trade, conquest and therapeutics in the eighteenth century (Studies in Imperialism)
Pratik Chakrabarti
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Medicine was transformed in the eighteenth century. Aligning the trajectories of intellectual and material wealth, this book uncovers how medicine acquired a new materialism as well as new materials in the context of global commerce and warfare. Bringing together a wide range of sources, this book argues that the intellectual developments in European medicine were inextricably linked to histories of conquest, colonisation and the establishment of colonial institutions. This is the first book to trace the links between colonialism and medicine on such a geographical and conceptual scale. Chakrabarti examines the texts, plants, minerals, colonial hospitals, ... Read more
Medicine was transformed in the eighteenth century. Aligning the trajectories of intellectual and material wealth, this book uncovers how medicine acquired a new materialism as well as new materials in the context of global commerce and warfare. Bringing together a wide range of sources, this book argues that the intellectual developments in European medicine were inextricably linked to histories of conquest, colonisation and the establishment of colonial institutions. This is the first book to trace the links between colonialism and medicine on such a geographical and conceptual scale. Chakrabarti examines the texts, plants, minerals, colonial hospitals, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Series
Studies in Imperialism
Condition
New
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
Manchester, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780719096549
SKU
V9780719096549
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99-15
About Pratik Chakrabarti
Pratik Chakrabarti is Wellcome Lecturer in the History of Modern Medicine at the University of Kent -- .
Reviews for Materials and medicine: Trade, conquest and therapeutics in the eighteenth century (Studies in Imperialism)
Chakrabarti has produced a fascinating and highly readable book, full of unique information and detailed, thoughtful analysis. It will be a catalyst for new comparative research, and it is an essential text for students of colonial medicine, Enlightenment-era science, global trade, and imperialism, as well as specialists in Caribbean and South Asian history. 'This thoughtful comparative study ... Read more