Readership: Scholars and students of the history of medicine, historians of imperialism, and historians of science
Mark Harrison, Professor of the History of Medicine and Director of the Wellcome Unit for the History of Medicine, University of Oxford
"Beyond its obvious value for historians of (colonial and imperial) medicine, Harrison's example are applicable to histoians of science and more adventurous intellectual historians willing to engage with some technical material. The bibliography alone is worthy of consultation by anyone seeking a well-organized and thorough background in colonial medicine." - Jessica Baron, Journal of the History of Medicine and Allied Sciences
"provides an accessible and rich introduction to the larger context British imperial connections and their impact on medicine." - Projit Bihari Mukharji, Social History of Medicine
Introduction Medicine as natural history 1: Climate, fevers, and medicine before 1700 2: Sydenham and Boerhaave in the tropics 3: The medicine of warm climates 4: Pathology, physiology, and race Tropical therapeutics 1: Inflamed bodies 2: Exotics and antiseptics 3: Empire of experiment 4: A therapeutic revolution Ills of empire 1: Invalids and entrepreneurs 2: The voyager returns 3: Albion's coast is sick 4: The prospect of invasion Conclusion Bibliography
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