Scurvy: The Disease of Discovery

Author:   Jonathan Lamb
Publisher:   Princeton University Press
ISBN:  

9780691182933


Pages:   336
Publication Date:   04 December 2018
Format:   Paperback
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An intellectual history of scurvy in the eighteenth century Scurvy-a disease usually associated with long stretches of maritime travel-generated extraordinary sensations. Eyes dazzled, skin was morbidly sensitive, emotions veered between disgust and delight. In this book, Jonathan Lamb presents an intellectual history of scurvy unlike any other,

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Author:   Jonathan Lamb
Publisher:   Princeton University Press
Imprint:   Princeton University Press
ISBN:  

9780691182933


ISBN 10:   0691182930
Pages:   336
Publication Date:   04 December 2018
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In stock   Availability explained
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Language:   English

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[An] excellent new book.... [Lamb] recombines history, poetry, fiction, art, personal testimony and science to deliver a fresh, complex version of scurvy's past. --Helen Bynum, Times Higher Education A clever and important book.... Rich in argument, Scurvy is a rewarding read. --Claire Jowitt, History Today [This book] renders a familiar subject as exotic and uncanny as the tropical shores that confronted sailors in the grip of scurvy's delirium. --Mike Jay, Wall Street Journal Lamb's work is a virtuoso set of variations around his theme.... If readers take Lamb on his own terms, and appreciate his wide-ranging approach, they will find much of interest. --Anne Crowther, Times Literary Supplement


[An] excellent new book.... [Lamb] recombines history, poetry, fiction, art, personal testimony and science to deliver a fresh, complex version of scurvy's past. --Helen Bynum, Times Higher Education Lamb's work is a virtuoso set of variations around his theme.... If readers take Lamb on his own terms, and appreciate his wide-ranging approach, they will find much of interest. --Anne Crowther, Times Literary Supplement A clever and important book.... Rich in argument, Scurvy is a rewarding read. --Claire Jowitt, History Today [This book] renders a familiar subject as exotic and uncanny as the tropical shores that confronted sailors in the grip of scurvy's delirium. --Mike Jay, Wall Street Journal


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Jonathan Lamb is the Andrew W. Mellon Professor of the Humanities at Vanderbilt University. His many books include The Things Things Say (Princeton).

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