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

Schiebinger, Londa [1952-...] 2017

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Secret cures of slaves : people, plants, and medicine in the eighteenth-century Atlantic world. Londa Schiebinger
Auteur: Schiebinger, Londa [1952-...]
Éditeur: Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, 2017
Sujets: Human experimentation in medicine -- History -- West Indies -- 18th century;
Slaves -- Health and hygiene -- History -- West Indies -- 18th century;
Blacks -- Medicine -- History -- West Indies -- 18th century;
Traditional medicine -- History -- West Indies -- 18th century;
Tropical medicine -- History -- West Indies -- 18th century;
Expérimentation humaine en médecine -- Antilles -- 18e siècle;
Esclaves -- Santé et hygiène -- Antilles -- 18e siècle;
Ethnomédecine -- Antilles -- 18e siècle;
Médecine populaire -- Antilles -- 18e siècle;
Médecine tropicale -- Antilles -- 18e siècle;
Médecines alternatives -- Antilles -- 18e siècle
Notes: Copyright : Londa Schiebinger, 2017
Notes bibliographiques pages 169-201. Bibliographie pages 203-222. Index
Contient: 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
Résumé: Présentation de l'éditeur : "In the natural course of events, humans fall sick and die. The history of medicine bristles with attempts to find new and miraculous remedies, to work with and against nature to restore humans to health and well-being. In this book, Londa Schiebinger examines medicine and human experimentation in the Atlantic World, exploring the circulation of people, disease, plants, and knowledge between Europe, Africa, and the Americas. She traces the development of a colonial medical complex from the 1760s, when a robust experimental culture emerged in the British and French West Indies, to the early 1800s, when debates raged about banning the slave trade and, eventually, slavery itself. Massive mortality among enslaved Africans and European planters, soldiers, and sailors fueled the search for new healing techniques. Amerindian, African, and European knowledges competed to cure diseases emerging from the collision of peoples on newly established, often poorly supplied, plantations. But not all knowledge was equal. Highlighting the violence and fear endemic to colonial struggles, Schiebinger explores aspects of African medicine that were not put to the test, such as Obeah and vodou. This book analyzes how and why specific knowledges were blocked, discredited, or held secret."
Langue: Anglais
Date d'édition: 2017
Identifiant: 978-1-5036-0017-1 ; 978-1-5036-0291-5
Desc. matérielle: 1 volume (XIII-234 pages) : illustrations, cartes, couverture illustrée en couleurs ; 26 cm

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