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

Author/creator Olivarius, Kathryn Meyer McAllister, 1989- author.
Format Book and Print
Publication Info Cambridge, Massachusetts : The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2022.
Copyright Notice ©2022
Description336 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Subject(s)
Race discrimination--Louisiana --New Orleans --History --19th century.
Yellow fever--Louisiana --New Orleans --History --19th century.
Immunity--Social aspects --History --19th century.
Enslaved persons--Louisiana --New Orleans --History --19th century.
Social stratification--Louisiana --New Orleans --History --19th century.
New Orleans (La.)--Race relations --History --19th century.
Contents Introduction: A rising necropolis -- Patriotic fever -- Danse macabre -- Immunocapital -- Public health, private acclimation -- Denial, delusion, and disunion -- Incumbent arrogance -- Epilogue: Fever and folly.
Abstract "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"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Issued in other formebook version : 9780674276086
Genre/formHistory.
LCCN 2021044327
ISBN9780674241053 hardcover
ISBN0674241053 hardcover
ISBN9780674276086 electronic book
ISBN0674276086 electronic book

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