Colonialism and Transnational Psychiatry

The Development of an Indian Mental Hospital in British India, c. 1925–1940

By:

Waltraud Ernst

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Paperback / softback

Series:

Anthem South Asian Studies

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This book focuses on the Ranchi Indian Mental Hospital, the largest public psychiatric facility in colonial India during the 1920s and 1930s. It breaks new ground by offering unique material for a critical engagement with the phenomenon of the 'indigenisation' or 'Indianisation' of the colonial medical services and the significance of international professional networks. The work also provides a detailed assessment of the role of gender and race in this field, and of Western and culturally specific medical treatments and diagnoses. The volume offers an unprecedented look at both the local and global factors that had a strong bearing on hospital management and psychiatric treatment at this institution.

Author Biography:

Waltraud Ernst is Professor in the History of Medicine in the Department of History, Philosophy and Religion at Oxford Brookes University, UK.

Release date Australia

December 1st, 2014

Author

Waltraud Ernst

Audience

Professional & Vocational

Pages

294

Series

Anthem South Asian Studies

Dimensions

153x229x26

ISBN-13

9781783083527

Product ID

22616948

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