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Cultural Politics of Hygiene in India, 1890-1940: Contagions of Feeling (Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies Series)
Srirupa Prasad
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Hardcover. This book examines genealogies of contagion in between contagion as microbe and contagion as affect. It analyzes how and why hygiene became authoritative and succeeded in becoming a part of the broader social and cultural vocabulary within the colonialist, anti-colonial, as well as modernist discourses. Series: Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies Series. Num Pages: 152 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLW; HBTB; MBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 223 x 14. Weight in Grams: 316.
This book examines genealogies of contagion in between contagion as microbe and contagion as affect. It analyzes how and why hygiene became authoritative and succeeded in becoming a part of the broader social and cultural vocabulary within the colonialist, anti-colonial, as well as modernist discourses.
This book examines genealogies of contagion in between contagion as microbe and contagion as affect. It analyzes how and why hygiene became authoritative and succeeded in becoming a part of the broader social and cultural vocabulary within the colonialist, anti-colonial, as well as modernist discourses.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
Series
Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies Series
Number of Pages
142
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137520715
SKU
V9781137520715
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Ref
99-15
About Srirupa Prasad
Srirupa Prasad is Assistant Professor in the Department of Women's and Gender Studies and Sociology at University of Missouri, USA. She previously taught at University of Madison-Wisconsin, USA, in the Department of Medical History and Bioethics.
Reviews for Cultural Politics of Hygiene in India, 1890-1940: Contagions of Feeling (Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies Series)
'The Cultural Politics of Hygiene in India, 1890-1940 makes a high-quality and original contribution to the literature on colonial India, public health, and the relationship between science and imperialism. By exploring the intersection of various public health interventions in India, especially issues related to food and sanitation, Srirupa Prasad offers new insights into the nature of colonial rule and Indian ... Read more