Health and society in Bengal: a selection from late 19th century Bengali periodicals

By:

Bose, Pradip Kumar

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: 2006 Sage Publications New DelhiDescription: 293 p. ; 23 cmISBN:

9780761934189

Subject(s):

Public health --India --Bengal --History --19th century

DDC classification:

362.1095414 H3

Summary: This remarkable volume discusses, for the first time, the nature of the interaction between western medical science and local knowledge and practices in late 19th-Century Bengal through excerpts from important Bengali medical and scientific journals published between 1850 and 1900. The articles reproduced in this volume not only reveal the various ways in which western medicine combined with local practices, but also depict the customs, tradition, social practices, religion and economy of 19th-century Bengal. (http://www.sagepub.in)

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
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This remarkable volume discusses, for the first time, the nature of the interaction between western medical science and local knowledge and practices in late 19th-Century Bengal through excerpts from important Bengali medical and scientific journals published between 1850 and 1900. The articles reproduced in this volume not only reveal the various ways in which western medicine combined with local practices, but also depict the customs, tradition, social practices, religion and economy of 19th-century Bengal. (http://www.sagepub.in)

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