Fractured States: Smallpox, Public Health and Vaccination Policy in British India 1800-1947 (New Perspectives in South Asian History)

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Binding: Hardcover Dewey Decimal Number: 610 EAN: 9788125028666 ISBN: 8125028668 Label: Educa Books/ Orient Manufacturer: Educa Books/ Orient Number Of Pages: 276 Publication Date: 2005-10-15 Publisher: Educa Books/ Orient Studio: Educa Books/ Orient
Editorial Reviews: Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 5.7 x 0.9 inches This work provides a well rounded history of official smallpox measures and their links with the development of public health in policies and programmes in Brititsh India. It examines vaccination policy and technology from a political, economic and technical perspective as well as the cultural and religious implications of medical intervention in smallpox eradication. There is an exposition of the complex and sometimes contradictory official and civilian attitudes toward the development of smallpox control and public health measures in India