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Curing Madness?: A Social and Cultural History of Insanity in Colonial North India, 1800-1950s
Rajpal, Dr. Shilpi (Assistant Professor, School of Liberal Arts, Assistant Professor, School of Liberal Arts, Auro University)
Curing Madness?: A Social and Cultural History of Insanity in Colonial North India, 1800-1950s
Rajpal, Dr. Shilpi (Assistant Professor, School of Liberal Arts, Assistant Professor, School of Liberal Arts, Auro University)
The book focusses 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.
316 pages
Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
Released | February 3, 2021 |
ISBN13 | 9780190128012 |
Publishers | OUP India |
Pages | 316 |
Dimensions | 150 × 225 × 30 mm · 521 g |