Mad Tales From the Raj: Colonial Psychia

Informationen zum Autor Waltraud Ernst is Professor in the History of Medicine at Oxford Brookes University. She has written widely on various aspects of the history of colonial psychiatry. Klappentext This revised and enlarged reprint provides a comprehensive assessment of the British response to mental illness among both colonizers and the colonized during the East India Company's rule in India. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Illustrations; Preface; Chapter 1: Colonizing the Mind Introduction: Ex Oriente Lux - the Light of the Orient; Chapter 2: Madness and the Politics of Colonial Rule; Chapter 3: The Institutions; Chapter 4: The Medical Profession; Chapter 5: The Patients; Chapter 6: Medical Theory and Practice; Chapter 7: 'Mad Dogs and Englismen...'; Primary Sources; Notes; Index

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Waltraud Ernst, Ernst Waltraud
• Editore: External catalogues UK
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 09.03.2010
• EAN: 9781843318682
• ISBN: 978-1-84331-868-2
• Serie: Anthem South Asian Studies
• Categorie: Saggistica > Psicologia, esoterismo, spiritualità, antroposofia > Psicologia: tematiche generali, opere di consultazione; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Storia dei paesi e delle regioni; Asia, HISTORY / Asia / General, Asian History