Cultural Politics of Hygiene in India, 1890-1940
| Author | : Srirupa Prasad |
| Publisher | : Springer |
| Total Pages | : 198 |
| Release | : 2015-09-08 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781137520722 |
| ISBN-13 | : 1137520728 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (22 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Cultural Politics of Hygiene in India, 1890-1940 by : Srirupa Prasad
Download or read book Cultural Politics of Hygiene in India, 1890-1940 written by Srirupa Prasad and published by Springer. This book was released on 2015-09-08 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines genealogies of contagion in between contagion as microbe and contagion as affect. It analyzes how and why hygiene became authoritative and succeeded in becoming a part of the broader social and cultural vocabulary within the colonialist, anti-colonial, as well as modernist discourses.
