Necropolis: Disease, Power, and Capitalism in t. Olivarius, Kathryn**

Harvard University Press

Necropolis\nby Kathryn Olivarius\nHardback\nEnglish\n\nDelivery\nUsually delivered in 8\u20139 working days.\n\nBrand new copy from BookCurl \u2013 the UK independent online bookseller.\n\n------------------------------\nBook details\n------------------------------\nAuthor: Kathryn Olivarius\nTitle: Necropolis\nFormat: Hardback\nLanguage: English\nTopic: History of the Americas\nPublisher: Harvard University Press\nPublication year: 2022\nISBN-13: 9780674241053\nISBN-10: 0674241053\nRRP: \u00A330.95\n\n------------------------------\nDescription\n------------------------------\nIn 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.\n\nIn antebellum New Orleans, whites and Blacks died in droves from ye.