How slavery & empire shaped epidemiology

<p>Jim Downs speaks to Ellie Cawthorne about his book&nbsp;<em>Maladies of Empire</em>, which reveals how the conditions created by colonialism, war and slavery affected the study of disease and its spread in the 18th and 19th centuries.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>(Ad) Jim Downs is the author of&nbsp;<em>Maladies of Empire: How Slavery, Imperialism, and War Transformed Medicine</em>&nbsp;(Belknap Press, 2021). Buy it now from Amazon:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/s?k=maladies+of+empire&amp;adgrpid=130572957750&amp;gclid=CjwKCAiA1aiMBhAUEiwACw25MVXIayiB36t6Q37ItDISGlC8aLKZyWNwGh6rUPr8g_WnL2PKKC-y3xoC2IAQAvD_BwE&amp;hvadid=543075455219&amp;hvdev=c&amp;hvlocphy=1006715&amp;hvnetw=g&amp;hvqmt=e&amp;hvrand=12263352264959276216&amp;hvtargid=kwd-1262783386938&amp;hydadcr=24404_1748884&amp;tag=googhydr-21&amp;ref=pd_sl_2iezca746i_e&amp;tag=bbchistory045-21&amp;ascsubtag=historyextra-social-viewingguide" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.co.uk/s?k=maladies+of+empire&amp;adgrpid=130572957750&amp;gclid=CjwKCAiA1aiMBhAUEiwACw25MVXIayiB36t6Q37ItDISGlC8aLKZyWNwGh6rUPr8g_WnL2PKKC-y3xoC2IAQAvD_BwE&amp;hvadid=543075455219&amp;hvdev=c&amp;hvlocphy=1006715&amp;hvnetw=g&amp;hvqmt=e&amp;hvrand=12263352264959276216&amp;hvtargid=kwd-1262783386938&amp;hydadcr=24404_1748884&amp;tag=googhydr-21&amp;ref=pd_sl_2iezca746i_e&amp;tag=bbchistory045-21&amp;ascsubtag=historyextra-social-viewingguide</a></p> &#10;&nbsp;<br /><hr><p style='color: grey; font - size: 0.75em; '>See <a style='color: grey; ' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>