Ayurveda Made Modern Political Histories of Indigenous Medicine in North India, 1900-1955 |
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Author:
| Berger, Rachel |
Series title: | Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies |
ISBN: | 978-0-230-28455-5 |
Publication Date: | Sep 2013 |
Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan Limited
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Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan |
Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | USD $54.99 |
Book Description:
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This book explores the ways in which Ayurveda, the oldest medical tradition of the Indian subcontinent, was transformed from a composite of 'ancient' medical knowledge into a 'modern' medical system, suited to the demands posed by apparatuses of health developed in late colonial India.
This book explores the ways in which Ayurveda, the oldest medical tradition of the Indian subcontinent, was transformed from a composite of 'ancient' medical knowledge into a 'modern' medical system, suited to the demands posed by apparatuses of health developed in late colonial India.