Bibliograph

The great nation in decline, sex, modernity and health crises in revolutionary France c.1750-1850, Sean M. Quinlan

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The great nation in decline, sex, modernity and health crises in revolutionary France c.1750-1850, Sean M. Quinlan

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages [219]-247) and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The great nation in decline

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

85498513

Responsibility statement

Sean M. Quinlan

Series statement

History of medicine in context

Sub title

sex, modernity and health crises in revolutionary France c.1750-1850

Table Of Contents

Introduction : degenerations, regeneration and health panics in modern France - A medical diagnosis of social crisis, 1750-1770 -- Depopulation and institutional responses, ca. 1770-1789 -- Colonial bodies and hygiene in the Antilles, ca. 1750-1794 -- Doctors, regeneration and the revolutionary crucible, 1789-1804 -- Uncertain territory and fragmented agendas -- 1804-1830 -- From cholera to degeneration, ca. 1830-1848 -- Conclusion : degeneration and regeneration after 1850

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