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It is still surprising that up till now, there has been little scholarly work done on this subject. One might speculate that previous British authors might have concentrated on science done in Britain itself. And Indian authors might have wanted, even if only subconsciously, to deprecate the colonial period. Amazon Giveaway allows you to run promotional giveaways in order to create buzz, reward your audience, and attract new followers and customers.
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Of particular interest are his introductory remarks, in which he sees "science" as a cultural artifact pp. At first reading, Arnold writes fluently and persuasively; the second time around, however, one realizes that he often says one thing and then goes on to say the opposite later on. The general drift of this book is that the British medical establishment in India did very well, all things considered. But near the end of the volume Arnold cites the Bhore Report of , which, he says, pointed out that. This would lead an unbiased reader to conclude that imperial medicine had failed India--yet that is not the overall impression Arnold apparently seeks to convey.
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As someone who has been conducting research in the pleasant surroundings of the India Office in the British Library on and off since it reopened in August after a two-year closure , I find it odd to read in a book published in May that the India Office Library is "now defunct" p. Why was this claim made? In his accounts of tropical diseases, Arnold seldom quotes from the India Office copies of the annual sanitary "reports" sent in by officials in the provinces and in the Raj capital, nor does he quote from the Army Sanitary Commission "reviews" of these reports.
It was these "reviews," written in London and sent out to the governors and sanitary officials in India, that did much to ensure that medical people in the periphery India did the bidding of Whitehall. Arnold states that James McNabb Cuningham was sanitary commissioner from to p. If this is the first time you use this feature, you will be asked to authorise Cambridge Core to connect with your account. Find out more about sending content to. To send content items to your Kindle, first ensure no-reply cambridge. Find out more about sending to your Kindle. Note you can select to send to either the free.
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