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Sommario
List of Illustrations
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Apologia
1. Time and Place: A Bristol Quaker Childhood in a Turbulent World
2. “A Studious Turn of Mind”: Preparatory Medical Education
3. MD, Edin:
Lernfreiheit in Scotland and Oxbridge
4. Citizen, Husband, Gentleman, Physician, and Scientist: Getting Established in Bristol, 1810–16
5. “Sharpening Their Wits upon the Carcasses of the Poor”: Working for Medical Charities
6. The Single Origin and Unity of Humankind: Creating British Anthropology, 1805–26
7. Epidemics, History, and Mythology: Building a Reputation in Bristol, 1817–22
8. Nervous Diseases: Neurology and Psychiatry, 1822–47
9. “Irksome Things”: Improving Bristol and Medical Practice, 1823–26
10. The Early Red Lodge Years: Improving Institutions and Publications, 1827–32
11. Life and Reputation at the Red Lodge: Family, Friends, and Science, 1833–39
12. New Scientists, New Organizations, New Ideas: Developing British Anthropology, 1833–48
13. Christian Humanitarian Anthropology: Publications, 1836–48, and Legacy
14. From the Red Lodge to Asylumdom: A New Career, 1839–45
15. Public Service and Private Misery: Living in London, 1845–48
Conclusion
Notes
Bibliography
Index
