Mad Tales from the Raj: Colonial Psychiatry in South Asia, 1800-58

Author:   Waltraud Ernst ,  Waltraud Ernst
Publisher:   Anthem Press
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9781843318682


Pages:   174
Publication Date:   01 March 2010
Format:   Paperback
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Mad Tales from the Raj: Colonial Psychiatry in South Asia, 1800-58


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‘Mad Tales from the Raj’ is an authoritative assessment of western psychiatry within the context of British colonialism. This revised version provides a comprehensive study of official attitudes and practices in relation to both Indian and European patients during the dominance of the British East India Company. It is fascinating reading not only to students of colonial history, medical sociology and related disciplines, but to all those with a general interest in life in the colonies.

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Author:   Waltraud Ernst ,  Waltraud Ernst
Publisher:   Anthem Press
Imprint:   Anthem Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.30cm , Height: 2.60cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.454kg
ISBN:  

9781843318682


ISBN 10:   1843318687
Pages:   174
Publication Date:   01 March 2010
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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'This short book on European insanity and its treatment in the British Raj is a welcome addition to the growing corpus of writing on the encounter between Western medicine and indigenous societies.' --'Social History of Medicine'


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Waltraud Ernst is Professor in the History of Medicine at Oxford Brookes University. She has written widely on various aspects of the history of colonial psychiatry.

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