Curing madness?: a social and cultural history of insanity in colonial north India, 1800-1950s

This text focuses on the institutional and non-institutional histories of madness in colonial north India. It proves that 'madness' and its 'cure' are shifting categories which assumed new meanings and significance as knowledge travelled across cultural, medical, national, and re...

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1. Verfasser: Rajpal, Shilpi ca. 20./21. Jh (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: New Delhi Oxford University Press 2020
Ausgabe:First edition
Schriftenreihe:Oxford scholarship online
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Zusammenfassung:This text focuses on the institutional and non-institutional histories of madness in colonial north India. It proves that 'madness' and its 'cure' are shifting categories which assumed new meanings and significance as knowledge travelled across cultural, medical, national, and regional boundaries
Beschreibung:This edition also issued in print: 2020. - Includes bibliographical references and index
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (316 Seiten) Illustrationen
ISBN:9780190993337
DOI:10.1093/oso/9780190128012.001.0001

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