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The last great plague of colonial India /

This study examines the political, social, economic, and demographic dimensions of the plague pandemic which affected Colonial India in the late-nineteenth century. Natasha Sarkar details the progress of the disease within a complex colonial environment, exploring the attitudes and responses of indi...

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Main Author: Sarkar, Natasha (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, [2024]
Subjects:
Plague > India > History > 19th century.
Public health > India > History > 19th century.
India > Social conditions > 19th century.
India > History > British occupation, 1765-1947.
Plague > history
Colonialism
India
Santé publique > Inde > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Inde > Histoire > 1765-1947 (Occupation britannique)
Peste > Inde > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Inde > Conditions sociales > 19e siècle.
Clinical & internal medicine.
Health and Wellbeing.
bubonic plague, history of science, history of medicine, Western medicine, British India, Indian medical system, plague vaccine, Waldemar Haffkine, pandemic
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:This study examines the political, social, economic, and demographic dimensions of the plague pandemic which affected Colonial India in the late-nineteenth century. Natasha Sarkar details the progress of the disease within a complex colonial environment, exploring the attitudes and responses of indigenous communities and key colonial actors.
Item Description:Also issued in print: 2024.
Physical Description:1 online resource : illustrations.
Audience:Specialized.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780191986406
0191986402