{"product_id":"contesting-colonial-authority-9780739170236","title":"Contesting Colonial Authority","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePoonam Bala's Contesting Colonial Authority explores the interplay of conformity and defiance amongst the plural medical tradition in colonial India. The contributors reveal how Indian elites, nationalists, and the rest of the Indian population participated in the move to revisit and frame a new social character of Indian Medicine. Viewed in the light of the cultural, nationalistic, social, literary and scientific essentials, Contesting Colonial Authority highlights various indigenous interpretations and mechanisms through which Indian sciences and medicine were projected against the cultural background of a rich medical tradition.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe dynamics of the alternative medical models issuing from the complex colonial encounters are more clearly perceived through case studies as diverse as the ones included in this volume, which comprehends lesser-known colonial contexts. . . .Furthermore, it summarizes discussions developed by its contributors in other works, showing in a clear and interesting way the dynamics of the authoritative models in the making but also the permanent challenges they faced. * Isis *\u003cbr\u003eThis edited collection. . . .will appeal to students and researchers seeking to explore the various contours of the history of colonial medical contestations. * Bulletin of the History of Medicine *\u003cbr\u003eThis book is a welcome addition to the ongoing debate around colonial authority and contesting its mechanisms of power. * Traditional South Asian Medicine *\u003cbr\u003eA masterly set of international essays that richly explore, at different sub-continental colonial sites, the neglected paradigm of medicine to exemplify the nature of knowledge transfer, with all of its filigreed cultural and socio-political implications. A must read for those interested in reconfiguring assessments of the colonial relationship. -- Tim Allender, University of Sydney\u003cbr\u003eThis edited collection represents scholastically rich contextual history of the encounters between civilizations and their artifacts such as medical systems. -- K. R. Nayar, Jawaharlal Nehru University\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments Introduction 1. ‘Nationalizing’ Medicine by Poonam Bala 2. Teaching European Medicine in Colonial Goa  by Cristiana Bastos 3. Ayurvedic Pharmaceuticals by Madhulika Banerjee 4. Corporal Contestations by Shrimoy Roy Chaudhary 5. Colonial Medicine and Elite Nationalist Responses in India by Shamshad Khan 6. Colonial Compassion and Political Calculation by Sean Lang 7. Educating Lady Doctors in Colonial Burma by Atsuko Naono 8. Unani Medical Culture by Neshat Quaiser 9. Malarial Fever in Nineteenth-Century Bengal by Arabinda Samanta Index About the Contributors","brand":"Lexington Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51037509648727,"sku":"9780739170236","price":82.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780739170236.jpg?v=1750936026","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/contesting-colonial-authority-9780739170236","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}