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Imperial bodies in London : empire, mobility, and the making of British medicine, 18801914 / Kristin D. Hussey.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hussey, Kristin D., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Medicine--Great Britain--History--19th century.
- Medicine.
- History.
- Great Britain--Colonies--History--19th century.
- Great Britain.
- Colonies.
- Great Britain--Civilization--19th century.
- Civilization.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (256 pages) : illustrations
- Place of Publication:
- Pittsburgh, Pa. : University of Pittsburgh Press, [2021]
- System Details:
- text file
- Contents:
- Part I Disease, Environment, and the Ex-colonial at Home p. 31
- Chapter 1 The Tropical Invalid's Liver: Climate, Health, and Reacclimatization p. 35
- Chapter 2 The "Indian Insane's" Brain: Making Sunstroke Insanity p. 65
- Part II Networks, Mobility, and Knowing Medicine at a Distance p. 99
- Chapter 3 Empire of the Eye: Race, Expertise, and the (Im)Mobilities of Cataract Surgery p. 103
- Chapter 4 "Something in his blood": Patrick Manson's Networks of Tropical Disease p. 136.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. New York Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9780822988441
- 0822988445
- Publisher Number:
- 40030773879
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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