Infectious Disease in India, 1892-1940: Policy-Making and the Perception of Risk

Author:   S. Polu
Publisher:   Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN:  

9780230354609


Pages:   229
Publication Date:   17 April 2012
Format:   Hardback
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Infectious Disease in India, 1892-1940: Policy-Making and the Perception of Risk


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Using case studies of cholera, plague, malaria, and yellow fever, this book analyzes how factors such as public health diplomacy, trade, imperial governance, medical technologies, and cultural norms operated within global and colonial conceptions of political and epidemiological risk to shape infectious disease policies in colonial India.

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Author:   S. Polu
Publisher:   Palgrave Macmillan
Imprint:   Palgrave Macmillan
Dimensions:   Width: 14.00cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.430kg
ISBN:  

9780230354609


ISBN 10:   0230354602
Pages:   229
Publication Date:   17 April 2012
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Acknowledgements List of Abbreviations Introduction All Eyes on India Plague and Cholera – The Epidemic versus the Endemic Malaria – India's True Plague From Panama to Khartoum – Yellow Fever Inches Closer to Home Disease as Prism Epilogue: Swine Flu Redux Notes Bibliography Index

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SANDHYA POLU is currently Special Aide to the United States Ambassador to Italy at the US Embassy in Rome, Italy. Prior to this appointment, she worked at the Tauri Group, advising the US Department of Defense on international biosecurity policies. She holds a Ph.D. in History from Harvard University and a B.A. in History from Stanford University and was a Fulbright Scholar in Italy.

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