Last Great Plague of Colonial India

This study examines the political, social, economic, and demographic dimensions of the plague pandemic which affected Colonial India in the late-nineteenth century. Natasha Sarkar details the progress of the disease within a complex colonial environment, exploring the attitudes and responses of indigenous communities and key colonial actors.

List of contents

• Introduction


• 1: Outbreak


• 2: Colonial Designs


• 3: Indigenous Response


• 4: Remedies Aplenty


• 5: Missionary Zeal


• 6: Oh, Rats!


• 7: Rethinking Spaces


• 8: Shifting Priorities


• 9: Mortality Estimates


• 10: Final Musings

About the author

Natasha Sarkar is a commissioning editor and independent researcher who earned her PhD in History from the National University of Singapore. She has engaged with teaching and research across Asia and the United States for nearly two decades. A recipient of several awards and grants, including the Rockefeller Grant-in-Aid, she has to her credit several publications and articles on history, gender, and science.

Summary

This study examines the political, social, economic, and demographic dimensions of the plague pandemic which affected Colonial India in the late-nineteenth century. Natasha Sarkar details the progress of the disease within a complex colonial environment, exploring the attitudes and responses of indigenous communities and key colonial actors.

Product details

• Authors: Natasha Sarkar, Natasha (Commissioning Editor Sarkar
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 19.04.2024
• EAN: 9780198873228
• ISBN: 978-0-19-887322-8
• No. of pages: 256
• Dimensions: 160 mm x 240 mm x 20 mm
• Subjects: Education and learning > Teaching preparation > Vocational needs; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Colonialism & Post-Colonialism, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, MEDICAL / History, Colonialism & imperialism, History of Medicine, Social and cultural history, Colonialism and imperialism