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Infectious disease in India, 1892-1940 : policy-making and the perception of risk /

Using case studies of cholera, plague, malaria, and yellow fever, this book analyzes how factors such as public health diplomacy, trade, imperial governance, medical technologies, and cultural norms operated within global and colonial conceptions of political and epidemiological risk to shape infect...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Polu, Sandhya L.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2012.
Colección:Cambridge imperial and post-colonial studies series.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Using case studies of cholera, plague, malaria, and yellow fever, this book analyzes how factors such as public health diplomacy, trade, imperial governance, medical technologies, and cultural norms operated within global and colonial conceptions of political and epidemiological risk to shape infectious disease policies in colonial India.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (x, 229 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781137009326
1137009322
9781349346578
1349346578