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035 _a(OCoLC)1266215912
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043 _an-us-la
092 _a305.8009
_bO48
049 _aNFGA
100 1 _aOlivarius, Kathryn Meyer McAllister,
_d1989-
_eauthor.
245 1 0 _aNecropolis :
_bdisease, power, and capitalism in the Cotton Kingdom /
_cKathryn Olivarius.
264 1 _aCambridge, Massachusetts :
_bThe Belknap Press of Harvard University Press,
_c2022.
264 4 _c©2022
300 _a336 pages :
_billustrations, maps ;
_c25 cm
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
336 _astill image
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336 _acartographic image
_bcri
_2rdacontent
337 _aunmediated
_bn
_2rdamedia
338 _avolume
_bnc
_2rdacarrier
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 _aIntroduction: A rising necropolis -- Patriotic fever -- Danse macabre -- Immunocapital -- Public health, private acclimation -- Denial, delusion, and disunion -- Incumbent arrogance -- Epilogue: Fever and folly.
520 _a"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"--
_cProvided by publisher.
650 0 _aRace discrimination
_zLouisiana
_zNew Orleans
_xHistory
_y19th century.
650 0 _aYellow fever
_zLouisiana
_zNew Orleans
_xHistory
_y19th century.
650 0 _aImmunity
_xSocial aspects
_xHistory
_y19th century.
650 0 _aSlaves
_zLouisiana
_zNew Orleans
_xHistory
_y19th century.
650 0 _aSocial stratification
_zLouisiana
_zNew Orleans
_xHistory
_y19th century.
651 0 _aNew Orleans (La.)
_xRace relations
_xHistory
_y19th century.
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