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Necropolis: Disease, Power, and Capitalism in the Cotton Kingdom

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Necropolis: Disease, Power, and Capitalism in the Cotton Kingdom - Olivarius, Kathryn
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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.

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Necropolis: Disease, Power, and Capitalism in the Cotton Kingdom 2024, Belknap Press, Cambridge

ISBN-13: 9780674295551

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Necropolis: Disease, Power, and Capitalism in the Cotton Kingdom 2022, Belknap Press, Cambridge

ISBN-13: 9780674241053

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