Necropolis : disease, power, and capitalism in the Cotton Kingdom /

Necropolis : disease, power, and capitalism in the Cotton Kingdom /

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Author / Creator:	Olivarius, Kathryn Meyer McAllister, 1989- author.
Imprint:	Cambridge, Massachusetts : The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2022. ©2022
Description:	336 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	Race discrimination -- Louisiana -- New Orleans -- History -- 19th century. Yellow fever -- Louisiana -- New Orleans -- History -- 19th century. Immunity -- Social aspects -- History -- 19th century. Slaves -- Louisiana -- New Orleans -- History -- 19th century. Social stratification -- Louisiana -- New Orleans -- History -- 19th century. Immunity -- Social aspects. Race discrimination. Race relations. Slaves. Social stratification. Yellow fever. New Orleans (La.) -- Race relations -- History -- 19th century. Louisiana -- New Orleans. History.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12723755

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ISBN:	9780674241053 0674241053 9780674276086
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:	"In antebellum New Orleans, whites and Blacks died in droves from yellow fever. But the fortunes of survivors were less equal. Kathryn Olivarius explores the resulting framework of "immunocapital." For whites, immunity signaled creditworthiness. For enslaved Blacks, immunity enhanced their exploitability, relegating them to the harshest labor"--
Other form:	ebook version : 9780674276086

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