The Social History of Health and Medicine in Colonial IndiaBiswamoy Pati, Mark Harrison This book analyzes the diverse facets of the social history of health and medicine in colonial India. It explores a unique set of themes that capture the diversities of India, such as public health, medical institutions, mental illness and the politics and economics of colonialism. Based on inter-disciplinary research, the contributions offer valuable insight into topics that have recently received increased scholarly attention, including the use of opiates and the role of advertising in driving medical markets. The contributors, both established and emerging scholars in the field, incorporate sources ranging from palm leaf manuscripts to archival materials. This book will be of interest to scholars of history, especially the history of medicine and the history of colonialism and imperialism, sociology, social anthropology, cultural theory, and South Asian Studies, as well as to health workers and NGOs. |
Contents
The emergence | |
Beyond the bounds of time? The Haj pilgrimage from | |
Indigenous staff the colonial | |
BritishIndian sanitary | |
Kalaazar in British | |
Colonial Orissa 1870s1940s | |
Lunatic asylums in Bengal c | |
Morbid anatomy in British India 1770 | |
A | |
Exploring medical advertisements | |
Opium as a household remedy in nineteenthcentury western | |
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The Social History of Health and Medicine in Colonial India Biswamoy Pati,Mark Harrison Limited preview - 2008 |
The Social History of Health and Medicine in Colonial India Biswamoy Pati,Mark Harrison No preview available - 2011 |
The social history of health and medicine in colonial India Mark Harrison,Biswamoy Pati No preview available - 2009 |