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The Social History of Health and Medicine in Colonial India
Series: Routledge Studies in South Asian History
This book analyzes the diverse facets of the social history of health and medicine in colonial India. It explores a unique set of themes that capture the diversities of India, such as public health, medical institutions, mental illness and the politics and economics of colonialism. Based on...
Published September 15th 2011 by Routledge
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Imperialism
Critical Concepts in Historical Studies
Series: Critical Concepts in Historical Studies
The philosopher W.B. Gallie argued many years ago that there could be no simple definition of words such as 'freedom' because they embodied what he called 'essentially contested concepts'. They were words whose meaning had to be fought over and whose compteting definitions arose out of political...
Published October 25th 2000 by Routledge
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Spatial Policy in a Divided Nation
Series: Regions and Cities
This re-evaluation of the role of regional policy in the UK has been accompanied by a much closer identification of regional policy with national economic policymaking. This book, drawing upon the contributions of a large number of experts in the field in the UK, sets the debate on the future of...
Published April 24th 1993 by Routledge