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Infectious Disease in India, 1892-1940 - (Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies) by S Polu (Hardcover)

Name: Infectious Disease in India, 1892-1940 - (Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies) by S Polu (Hardcover)
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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.
About the Author: SANDHYA POLU is currently Special Aide to the United States Ambassador to Italy at the US Embassy in Rome, Italy.
229 Pages
History, Asia
Series Name: Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies

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Book Synopsis

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.

About the Author

SANDHYA POLU is currently Special Aide to the United States Ambassador to Italy at the US Embassy in Rome, Italy. Prior to this appointment, she worked at the Tauri Group, advising the US Department of Defense on international biosecurity policies. She holds a Ph.D. in History from Harvard University and a B.A. in History from Stanford University and was a Fulbright Scholar in Italy.

Dimensions (Overall): 8.5 Inches (H) x 5.6 Inches (W) x .8 Inches (D)

Weight: 1.05 Pounds

Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up

Number of Pages: 229

Genre: History

Sub-Genre: Asia

Series Title: Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies

Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan

Theme: India & South Asia

Format: Hardcover

Author: S Polu

Language: English

Street Date: April 17, 2012

TCIN: 1006479167

UPC: 9780230354609

Item Number (DPCI): 247-41-9666

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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