Curing madness? : a social and cultural history of insanity in colonial north India, 1800-1950s / Shilpi Rajpal.

Rajpal, Shilpi
Call Number
362.2095409034
Author
Rajpal, Shilpi, author.
Title
Curing madness? : a social and cultural history of insanity in colonial north India, 1800-1950s / Shilpi Rajpal.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Description
1 online resource (316 pages) : illustrations (black and white).
Series
Oxford scholarship online
Notes
This edition also issued in print: 2020.
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.
Subject
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 century.
Multimedia
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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.
Notes
This edition also issued in print: 2020.
Subject
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 century.
Multimedia