Stefanie Ganger (Universitat Heidelberg)

A Singular Remedy

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Stefanie Ganger explores how medical knowledge was shared across diverse societies tied to the Atlantic World between 1751 and 1820. Centred on Peruvian bark or cinchona, from which quinine is derived, she provides fresh perspectives on knowledge exchange and connections in the realm of medicine between the Atlantic empires and beyond.

Produktdetails

• Science in History
• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 254
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. Oktober 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 225mm x 150mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 378g
• ISBN-13: 9781108816335
• ISBN-10: 1108816339
• Artikelnr.: 64361257

Autorenporträt

Stefanie Gänger is Professor of Modern History at Heidelberg University, Germany.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction. A singular remedy
I.1 The outlines of cinchona
I.2 An appraisal of the historiography
I.3 Book structure
1. Origin stories
1.1 Unalienable truths
1.2 Botanists by instinct
1.3 Illiterate saviours
2. The demands of humanity
2.1 World bark trade
2.2 Geographies of consumption
2.3 Limits to distribution
3. Community of practice
3.1 'Proper evacuations'
3.2 Preparations of the bark
3.3 Proprietary medicines
4. Febrile situations
4.1 Marshes and wetlands
4.2 Cities, ships and camps
4.3 'Hot climates'
5. Harvests of change
5.1 The growth regions
5.2 The spectre of extinction
5.3 The bark cutters
Conclusion. A plant of the world.