The Resource Rotten bodies : class and contagion in eighteenth-century Britain, Kevin Siena
Rotten bodies : class and contagion in eighteenth-century Britain, Kevin Siena
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- Summary
- "Britain had no idea that it would not see another plague after the horrors of 1666, and for a century and a half the fear of epidemic disease gripped and shaped British society. Plague doctors had long asserted that the bodies of the poor were especially prone to generating and spreading contagious disease, and British doctors and laypeople alike took those warnings to heart, guiding medical ideas of class throughout the eighteenth century. Dense congregations of the poor--in workhouses, hospitals, slums, courtrooms, markets, and especially prisons--were rendered sites of immense danger in the public imagination, and the fear that small outbreaks might run wild became a profound cultural force. Extensively researched, with a wide body of evidence, this book offers a fascinating look at how class was constructed physiologically and provides a new connection between the seventeenth and nineteenth centuries and the ravages of plague and cholera, respectively." --
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- x, 333 pages
- Contents
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- 1. Plague, Putrefaction, and the Poor
- 2. Reframing Plague after 1666
- 3. Prisons, Debtors, and Disease in the Early Eighteenth Century
- 4. Jail Fever Comes of Age
- 5. Jail Fever and Prison Reform: London, 1750-1789
- 6. Braving Contagion: John Howard and Ordinary Men
- 7. Typhus Ever After
- Conclusion: Plebeian and Other Bodies
- Isbn
- 9780300233520
- Label
- Rotten bodies : class and contagion in eighteenth-century Britain
- Title
- Rotten bodies
- Title remainder
- class and contagion in eighteenth-century Britain
- Statement of responsibility
- Kevin Siena
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "Britain had no idea that it would not see another plague after the horrors of 1666, and for a century and a half the fear of epidemic disease gripped and shaped British society. Plague doctors had long asserted that the bodies of the poor were especially prone to generating and spreading contagious disease, and British doctors and laypeople alike took those warnings to heart, guiding medical ideas of class throughout the eighteenth century. Dense congregations of the poor--in workhouses, hospitals, slums, courtrooms, markets, and especially prisons--were rendered sites of immense danger in the public imagination, and the fear that small outbreaks might run wild became a profound cultural force. Extensively researched, with a wide body of evidence, this book offers a fascinating look at how class was constructed physiologically and provides a new connection between the seventeenth and nineteenth centuries and the ravages of plague and cholera, respectively." --
- Assigning source
- Publisher's website
- Cataloging source
- YDX
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Siena, Kevin Patrick
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- RA418.5.P6
- LC item number
- S545 2019
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Poor
- Social classes
- Plague
- Poverty
- Social Class
- Plague
- Great Britain
- United Kingdom
- Label
- Rotten bodies : class and contagion in eighteenth-century Britain, Kevin Siena
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-328) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
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- text
- still image
- Content type code
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- txt
- sti
- Content type MARC source
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- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- Contents
- 1. Plague, Putrefaction, and the Poor -- 2. Reframing Plague after 1666 -- 3. Prisons, Debtors, and Disease in the Early Eighteenth Century -- 4. Jail Fever Comes of Age -- 5. Jail Fever and Prison Reform: London, 1750-1789 -- 6. Braving Contagion: John Howard and Ordinary Men -- 7. Typhus Ever After -- Conclusion: Plebeian and Other Bodies
- Control code
- 043720794
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- x, 333 pages
- Isbn
- 9780300233520
- Lccn
- 2018940908
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations (black and white)
- Label
- Rotten bodies : class and contagion in eighteenth-century Britain, Kevin Siena
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-328) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
-
- text
- still image
- Content type code
-
- txt
- sti
- Content type MARC source
-
- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- Contents
- 1. Plague, Putrefaction, and the Poor -- 2. Reframing Plague after 1666 -- 3. Prisons, Debtors, and Disease in the Early Eighteenth Century -- 4. Jail Fever Comes of Age -- 5. Jail Fever and Prison Reform: London, 1750-1789 -- 6. Braving Contagion: John Howard and Ordinary Men -- 7. Typhus Ever After -- Conclusion: Plebeian and Other Bodies
- Control code
- 043720794
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- x, 333 pages
- Isbn
- 9780300233520
- Lccn
- 2018940908
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations (black and white)
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