Mad Tales from the Raj : Colonial Psychiatry in South Asia, 1800-58

by Waltraud Ernst

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Format Paperback / Softback

Book Series Anthem South Asian Studies

ISBN-10 1843318687

ISBN-13 9781843318682

Publisher Anthem Press

Imprint Anthem Press

Country of Manufacture GB

Country of Publication GB

Publication Date Mar 1st, 2010

Print length 174 Pages

Weight 282 grams

Dimensions 22.60 x 15.40 x 1.20 cms

Product Classification: Asian history

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This revised and enlarged reprint provides a comprehensive assessment of the British response to mental illness among both colonizers and the colonized during the East India Company's rule in India.

‘Mad Tales from the Raj’ is an authoritative assessment of western psychiatry within the context of British colonialism. This revised version provides a comprehensive study of official attitudes and practices in relation to both Indian and European patients during the dominance of the British East India Company. It is fascinating reading not only to students of colonial history, medical sociology and related disciplines, but to all those with a general interest in life in the colonies.

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