Wujastyk, D (2003) Indian medical thought on the eve of colonialism. International Institute for Asian Studies Newsletter , 31 21 - 21.
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Abstract
British colonial power decisively established itself on the Indian subcontinent between 1770and 1830. This period and the century following it have become the subjects of muchcreative and insightful research on medical history: the use of medical institutions andpersonnel as tools for political leverage and power; Anglicist/Orientalist debatessurrounding medical education in Calcutta; the birth of so-called Tropical Medicine. Despitemuch propaganda to the contrary, European medicine did not offer its services in a vacuum.Long-established and sophisticated medical systems already existed in India, developing innew and interesting ways in the period just before the mid-eighteenth century.
| Type: | Article |
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| Title: | Indian medical thought on the eve of colonialism |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| Additional information: | Imported via OAI, 7:29:01 23rd Sep 2005 |
| UCL classification: | UCL > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Life Sciences > Biosciences (Division of) > UCL Centre for the History of Medicine |
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