Secret cures of slaves : people, plants, and medicine in the eighteenth-century Atlantic world /

"This book explores the history of drug development and testing in the eighteenth-century Atlantic World, looking especially at whether slaves were exploited in human medical experiments at the time."--Provided by publisher.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Schiebinger, Londa L. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, [2017]
Temas:
1700-1799
Human experimentation in medicine > West Indies > History > 18th century.
Enslaved persons > Health and hygiene > West Indies > History > 18th century.
Black people > Medicine > West Indies > History > 18th century.
Traditional medicine > West Indies > History > 18th century.
Tropical medicine > West Indies > History > 18th century.
Human Experimentation > history
Enslaved Persons > history
Black People > history
Medicine, Traditional > history
Tropical Medicine > history
Expérimentation humaine en médecine > Antilles > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Esclaves > Santé et hygiène > Antilles > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Personnes noires > Médecine > Antilles > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Médecine tropicale > Antilles > Histoire > 18e siècle.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Holism.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Reference.
MEDICAL > Alternative Medicine.
MEDICAL > Atlases.
MEDICAL > Essays.
MEDICAL > Family & General Practice.
MEDICAL > Holistic Medicine.
MEDICAL > Osteopathy.
Black people > Medicine
Human experimentation in medicine
Enslaved persons > Health and hygiene
Traditional medicine
Tropical medicine
West Indies
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The rise of scientific medicine
  • Experiments with the Negro Dr's materia medica
  • Medical ethics
  • Exploitive experiments
  • The colonial crucible : debates over slavery
  • Conclusion : the circulation of knowledge.

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