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Necropolis: Disease, Power, and Capitalism in the Cotton Kingdom Kathryn Olivarius
Necropolis: Disease, Power, and Capitalism in the Cotton Kingdom
Kathryn Olivarius
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.
320 pages, 3 Maps
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | April 19, 2022 |
| ISBN13 | 9780674241053 |
| Publishers | Harvard University Press |
| Pages | 352 |
| Dimensions | 244 × 167 × 34 mm · 602 g |
| Language | English |