Rotten bodies : class and contagion in eighteenth-century Britain /: class and contagion in eighteenth-century Britain. ([2019])

• Record Type: Book
• Other Titles: Class and contagion in eighteenth-century Britain
• Further Information: Note: Kevin Siena.
• Authors: Siena, Kevin Patrick
• 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.
• Publisher Details: New Haven : Yale University Press
• Publication Date: 2019
• Copyright Date: 2019
• Extent: 1 online resource (x, 333 pages)
• Subjects: 306.461; Poor -- Health and hygiene -- Great Britain; Social classes -- Health aspects -- Great Britain -- History -- 18th century; Plague -- Social aspects -- Great Britain; Pauvres -- Santé et hygiène -- Grande-Bretagne; Peste -- Aspect social -- Grande-Bretagne; POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Cultural Policy; SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- Cultural; SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Popular Culture; HISTORY -- Modern -- 18th Century; Plague -- Social aspects; Poor -- Health and hygiene; Social classes -- Health aspects; Great Britain -- History -- 18th century; Grande-Bretagne -- Histoire -- 18e siècle; Great Britain; History
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780300245424; 0300245424
• Related ISBNs: 9780300233520; 0300233523
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.