Lunatic Asylums in Colonial Bombay Shackled Bodies, Unchained Minds /

This book traces the historical roots of the problems in India's mental health care system. It accounts for indigenous experiences of the lunatic asylum in the Bombay Presidency (1793-1921). The book argues that the colonial lunatic asylum failed to assimilate into Indian society and therefore...

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Hlavný autor: Pinto, Sarah Ann (Autor)
Médium: Elektronický zdroj E-kniha
Jazyk:English
Vydavateľské údaje: Cham : Springer International Publishing, 2018.
Vydanie:1st ed. 2018.
Edícia:Mental Health in Historical Perspective
Predmet:
Social history.
Asia-History.
Imperialism.
Medicine-History.
ISBN:9783319942445
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Obsah:
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Indian Insanity and the Local-Colonial Contest for its Treatment
  • 3 The Asylum as 'Middle Ground': Contestations and Negotiations
  • 4 The 'Common Sense' Treatment of Indian Insanity
  • 5 Unsound Soundscapes: Shrieks, Shouts and Songs
  • 6 Public Perceptions of the Pagal Khana
  • 7 Conclusion: Shackled Bodies, Unchained Minds.

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