Materials and Medicine Trade, Conquest and Therapeutics in the Eighteenth Century |
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Author:
| Chakrabarti, Pratik |
Series title: | Studies in Imperialism Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-0-7190-8312-9 |
Publication Date: | Oct 2010 |
Publisher: | Manchester University Press
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Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | USD $130.00 |
Book Description:
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Medicine was transformed in the eighteenth century. Aligning the trajectories of intellectual and material wealth, this book uncovers how medicine acquired a new materialism as well as new materials in the context of global commerce and warfare.
Medicine was transformed in the eighteenth century. Aligning the trajectories of intellectual and material wealth, this book uncovers how medicine acquired a new materialism as well as new materials in the context of global commerce and warfare.