Isbn: 9780198089216 - medical encounters in british india (9 resultados)

Condición: New. pp. xii + 329.

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Hardcover. Condición: new. Hardcover. This volume explores the nature of interactions between the East and the West in the field of medicine. It brings into focus conditions and historical processes through which there was an interaction between the social and medical domains, particularly under the rubric of colonialism. It discusses India's medical tradition and the challenges it faced when modern medical system entered the country; the exchange of knowledge between India and the west; and theinfluence of local medicinal knowledge on its colonial counterpart. The exchange of ideas and that of tradition was not a simple journey but rather a long and tortuous trajectory which was characterized byboth assimilation as well as initiative which sought to differentiate one set of ideas from another. The level of interaction was seldom smooth and it was often ridden with the languages of dominance and hegemony. Through specific examples and case studies, the book also analyses various ailments and the changing medical domain from the point of view of the existing social norms/conditions. This volume explores the nature of interactions between the East and the West in the field of medicine.It focuses on examples from India's medical tradition and the challenges it faced when modern medical system entered the country as part of the British colonial rule. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Condición: New. This volume explores the nature of interactions between the East and the West in the field of medicine.It focuses on examples from India's medical tradition and the challenges it faced when modern medical system entered the country as part of the British colonial rule. Editor(s): Kumar, Deepak; Basu, Raj Sekhar. Num Pages: 360 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3J; HBJF; HBTQ; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 225 x 151 x 28. Weight in Grams: 558. . 2013. Hardback. . . . . …

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Condición: New. This volume explores the nature of interactions between the East and the West in the field of medicine.It focuses on examples from India's medical tradition and the challenges it faced when modern medical system entered the country as part of the British colonial rule. Editor(s): Kumar, Deepak; Basu, Raj Sekhar. Num Pages: 360 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3J; HBJF; HBTQ; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 225 x 151 x 28. Weight in Grams: 558. . 2013. Hardback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. …

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - This volume explores the nature of interactions between the East and the West in the field of medicine. It brings into focus conditions and historical processes through which there was an interaction between the social and medical domains, particularly under the rubric of colonialism. It discusses India's medical tradition and the challenges it faced when modern medical system entered the country; the exchange of knowledge between India and the west; and the influence of local medicinal knowledge on its colonial counterpart. The exchange of ideas and that of tradition was not a simple journey but rather a long and tortuous trajectory which was characterized by both assimilation as well as initiative which sought to differentiate one set of ideas from another. The level of interaction was seldom smooth and it was often ridden with the languages of dominance and hegemony. Through specific examples and case studies, the book also analyses various ailments and the changing medical domain from the point of view of the existing social norms/conditions.…

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Condición: New. PRINT ON DEMAND pp. xii + 329 Acknowledgement.