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Author:

Olivarius, Kathryn Meyer McAllister, 1989- author.

Title:

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

Publisher:

The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press,

Copyright Date:

2022

Description:

336 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm

Subject:

Race discrimination--New Orleans--New Orleans--History--19th century.
Yellow fever--New Orleans--New Orleans--History--19th century.
Immunity--History--History--19th century.
Slaves--New Orleans--New Orleans--History--19th century.
Social stratification--New Orleans--New Orleans--History--19th century.
New Orleans (La.)--History--History--19th century.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Introduction: A rising necropolis -- Patriotic fever -- Danse macabre -- Immunocapital -- Public health, private acclimation -- Denial, delusion, and disunion -- Incumbent arrogance -- Epilogue: Fever and folly.

Summary:

"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.

ISBN:

0674241053
9780674241053

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1266215912

LCCN:

2021044327

Locations:

BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)