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The last great plague of colonial India / Natasha Sarkar.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Sarkar, Natasha, author.
- Series:
- Oxford scholarship online.
- Oxford scholarship online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Plague--India--History--19th century.
- Plague.
- Public health--India--History--19th century.
- Public health.
- India--Social conditions--19th century.
- India.
- India--History--British occupation, 1765-1947.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource : illustrations.
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Oxford University Press, [2024]
- Summary:
- This study examines the political, social, economic, and demographic dimensions of the plague pandemic which affected Colonial India in the late-nineteenth century. Natasha Sarkar details the progress of the disease within a complex colonial environment, exploring the attitudes and responses of indigenous communities and key colonial actors.
- Contents:
- Cover
- The Last Great Plague of Colonial India
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Acknowledgements
- Contents
- List of Illustrations
- List of Tables
- Introduction
- 1: Outbreak
- Ground Zero
- The Genesis
- The Advancing Infection
- Penetrating the Punjab
- Bypassing Bengal
- Making Sense of the Diffusion
- 2: Colonial Designs
- Banning the Hajj
- De-escalation Measures
- Tighter Controls
- The Mofussil
- Special Arrangements
- Financing Plague
- The Rationale
- 3: Indigenous Response
- The Battles in Bombay
- Contesting Sedition
- Retaliation in Punjab
- Native Benefactors
- A Divided Response
- 4: Remedies Aplenty
- Early Indian Plagues
- Western Medical Treatment
- Yersin's Serum
- Lustig's Serum
- Haffkine Develops a Vaccine
- Indigenous Medical Treatment
- Ayurveda as 'National Science'
- Ayurveda's Answer to Plague
- Popular Remedies
- Bhagirathi-the Plague Goddess
- Rumours Travel Fast
- The Import of Treatments
- 5: Missionary Zeal
- The Missions
- Making Sense of the Scourge
- Mission Methods
- The Christian's Opportunity
- At the Heart of Medical Services
- Gratitude above All Else
- 6: Oh, Rats!
- The 'Rat Disease'
- The Rat Flea Connection
- New Evidence, New Measures
- Seasonality
- Optimum Conditions
- Attitudinal Changes
- 7: Rethinking Spaces
- The Focus on Insanitation
- Bombay City Improvement Trust
- Unwarranted Attention to Insanitation
- Of Habit and Habitat
- Why Some Regions Were Spared
- Measures of Permanent Utility
- 8: Shifting Priorities
- Disinfection Strategies
- Vaccination Takes a Step Forward
- The Mulkowal Catastrophe
- Securing the Manufacturing Process
- Scaling Up Vaccine Production
- Administering the Vaccine
- Other Impactful Measures
- The Suitability of Intentions
- 9: Mortality Estimates
- The Broader Picture
- 10: Final Musings
- Disaster Management
- Scientific Rivalries
- Prophylactics and Therapies
- New Rodent and Flea Controls
- The Eventual Decline
- Glossary
- Bibliography
- Primary Sources
- Unpublished Sources
- Published Sources
- Secondary Sources
- Index
- Notes:
- Also issued in print: 2024.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource and publisher information; title from PDF title page (viewed on January 24, 2024).
- Other Format:
- Print version :
- ISBN:
- 0-19-198640-2
- OCLC:
- 1418849617
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