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Medical Knowledge and Public Health in British India

Medical Knowledge and Public Health in British India

Kumar, Deepak

Hardcover

Medical ReferenceGeneral Political ScienceIndian & South Asian History

PREORDER - Expected ship date September 17, 2026

ISBN10: 1041372779
ISBN13: 9781041372776
Publisher: Routledge
Published: Sep 17 2026
Pages: 230
Weight: 1.14
Height: 0.56 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English

Interrogating the notion of medical knowledge and public health practices in colonial India, this volume explores the complex encounters between Western medical systems and indigenous healing traditions during British rule. The book examines how colonial medical institutions functioned as instruments of both care and control, while indigenous practices retained their relevance among the masses. Through detailed case studies including W.M. Haffkine's plague vaccine campaigns, the Rockefeller Foundation's public health interventions, and the evolution of medical research under colonial constraints, the book reveals the multifaceted nature of medical encounters at various sites between 1820 and 1920. The analysis extends to examining the Indian Medical Gazette as a mirror reflecting contemporary medical debates, the contours of medical research in a colonial laboratory, and comparative perspectives from other colonies in Southeast Asia and East Africa. The work demonstrates how medical knowledge became a contested terrain where scientific advancement, colonial politics, and indigenous resistance intersected.

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