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Curing madness? : a social and cultural history of insanity in colonial north India, 1800-1950s / Shilpi Rajpal.
Series: Oxford scholarship online: Publisher: New Delhi : Oxford University Press, 2020Edition: First edition.Description: 1 online resource (316 pages) : illustrations (black and white).Content type: text | still image Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780190993337 (ebook) :.Subject(s): Mental illness -- Treatment -- India, North -- History -- 19th century | Mental illness -- Treatment -- India, North -- History -- 20th century | Mentally ill -- Care -- India, North -- History -- 19th century | Mentally ill -- Care -- India, North -- History -- 20th centuryAdditional Physical Form: Print version : 9780190128012DDC classification: 362.2095409034 Online resources: Oxford scholarship online 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 type | Current library | Copy number | Status | |
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| ebook | House of Lords Library - Palace Online access | 1 | Available |
This edition also issued in print: 2020.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
Specialized.
Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on November 9, 2020).