Pandemic India: Coronavirus and the Uses of History

The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic has produced two different narratives in India. One, here described as “historical,” looks back to the pandemics of the colonial past—bubonic plague from 1896, influenza in 1918–19—as a source of comparisons, lessons, and dire warnings for the present. This narrati...

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Published in:	The Journal of Asian studies Vol. 79; no. 3; pp. 569 - 577
Main Author:	Arnold, David
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	New York, USA Cambridge University Press 01.08.2020 Duke University Press, NC & IL
Subjects:	Asian studies Colonialism Coronaviruses COVID-19 Epidemics Forum—The Pandemic: Perspectives on Asia Forum—The Pandemic: s on Asia Health care Health services History Influenza Narratives Pandemics Plague Politics Postcolonialism Specificity Victimization Warnings Middle East Mumbai India North America Europe India influenza coronavirus history plague pandemics India
ISSN:	0021-9118, 1752-0401
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