Raja Serfoji II - Science, Medicine and Enlightenment in Tanjore

Informationen zum Autor Savithri Preetha Nair is an independent scholar based in London. Zusammenfassung Shunning reductionist explanations of the transmission of Western science and enlightenment modernity in colonial settings, this book interprets the nature of the ‘enlightenment’ triggered under the reign of Raja Serfoji II (r. 1798–1832), as a result of globally situated cross-cultural exchanges. Inhaltsverzeichnis Glossary. Acknowledgements. Introduction 1. Early Years: Lessons in Useful Knowledge 2. A Centre of Enlightenment 3. Making Sense of the Human Body 4. Plural and Enlightened Medical Practice 5. Preserving and Improving Public Health Natural Philosophy 6. The Curious Pilgrim. The Sun Sets Over Tanjore: A Conclusion. Bibliography. About the Author. Index

Product details

• Authors: Savithri Preetha Nair
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.03.2012
• EAN: 9780415535045
• ISBN: 978-0-415-53504-5
• No. of pages: 198
• Series: Pathfinders
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > History