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Sex, sickness, and slavery : illness in the antebellum South /

This study of medical treatment in the antebellum South argues that Southern physicians' scientific training and practice uniquely entitled them to formulate medical justification for the imbalanced racial hierarchies of the period.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Weiner, Marli Frances, 1953-
Otros Autores: Hough, Mazie
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Urbana : University of Illinois Press, [2012]
Temas:
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:This study of medical treatment in the antebellum South argues that Southern physicians' scientific training and practice uniquely entitled them to formulate medical justification for the imbalanced racial hierarchies of the period.
Descripción Física:1 online resource
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780252094071
0252094077
1283582767
9781283582766
9786613895219
6613895210