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Book SynopsisThe untold story of Lima's black physicians and their role in shaping the practice of medicine in Peru.
Trade Review" The rich portrayal of these three doctors, make this book a fine contribution not only to the history of medicine in late colonial and early republican Peru, but more generally to the study of the experience of African descended peoples in the Americas." Social History of Medicine " This well-written book will be of interest to scholars of both the history of medicine and science in Spanish America, especially during the Enlightenment, and the history of race, social relations, and politics in late colonial and early republican Peru." Hispanic American Historical Review " Black Doctors of Colonial Lima is a window onto the surprising careers of Lima' s Afro-Peruvian medical professionals, but also onto the medical debates of that city' s Enlightenment intellectuals. It is a welcome addition to the literature on science in the Americas as well as the social history of race." Bulletin of the History of Medicine
