Colonial medical care in North India : gender, state, and society, c. 1830-1920 /
This book shows how medical care was introduced, expanded, and funded by the colonial state. Intent on limiting medical expenditure, the colonial state created a medical infrastructure with regional and rural-urban disparities in access to medical care, with an over-reliance on the private and volun...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New Delhi :
Oxford University Press,
2014.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | This book shows how medical care was introduced, expanded, and funded by the colonial state. Intent on limiting medical expenditure, the colonial state created a medical infrastructure with regional and rural-urban disparities in access to medical care, with an over-reliance on the private and voluntary sectors. For the first time, this book analyses medical care for both male and female patients, examining Dufferin Fund hospitals and hospitals for Indian soldiers. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource : illustrations (black and white), map (black and white) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780199082773 0199082774 |