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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Main Author: Rajpal, Shilpi ca. 20./21. Jh (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New Delhi Oxford University Press 2020
Edition:First edition
Series:Oxford scholarship online
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Online Access:BSB01
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Summary: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
Item Description:This edition also issued in print: 2020. - Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (316 Seiten) Illustrationen
ISBN:9780190993337
DOI:10.1093/oso/9780190128012.001.0001

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