Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies: Policy-Making and the Perception of Risk

Polu, S.

Using case studies of cholera, plague, malaria, and yellow fever, this book analyzes how factors such as public health diplomacy, trade, imperial governance, medical technologies, and cultural norms operated within global and colonial conceptions of political and epidemiological risk to shape infectious disease policies in colonial India.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2012-04-17

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9780230354609

DOI: 10.1057/9781137009326

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 229