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. |
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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 |