Infectious Disease in India, 1892-1940: Policy-Making and the Perception of Risk - Hardcover
by S. Polu
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Availability:In StockContributor:S. PoluSeries:Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial StudiesTheme:Chronological Period/1851-1899, Chronological Period/1900-1949, Cultural Region/Asian, Cultural Region/IndianPublish date:4/17/2012Pages:229
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.
SANDHYA POLU is currently Special Aide to the United States Ambassador to Italy at the US Embassy in Rome, Italy. Prior to this appointment, she worked at the Tauri Group, advising the US Department of Defense on international biosecurity policies. She holds a Ph.D. in History from Harvard University and a B.A. in History from Stanford University and was a Fulbright Scholar in Italy.
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
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2012 Edition
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