Humanities & Social Sciences
ESSAYS IN HISTORY OF SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY AND MEDICINE
by Nupur Dasgupta
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The present volume comprising thirteen articles cover aspects the history of science, technology and medicine from the ancient to the modern period. It focuses on the scope and cultural oriental orientations in science, history of different branches of colonial Indian. The roles of technology in cultural nationalism, the scene of plural medicine in colonial Bengal and evolution of some indigenous pharmaceutical companies have been discussed in the discourse. It includes articles on the emerging role of ‘assistive technology’ for the disabled, a critique of government policy on healthcare in contemporary India and the history of healthcare institutions in ancient India. It will be of interest to researchers and general readers.
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Author Biography
Editors:
Nupur Dasgupta, a Professor of History, Jadavpur University, is presently engaged in research on the History of Scines and Technology.
Amit Bhattacharyya, a Professor of History, Jadavpur University, is currently the Coordinator, UGC-SA
Contributors:
Bag Bubai, Research Scholar, Department of History, Jadavpur University Bhattacharryya Amit, Professor, Department of History, Jadavpur University
Chacraverti Santanu, President, Direct Initiative for Social and Health Action (DISHA), Kolkata Das Sukla, Formerly Professor, Department of History, Jadavpur University
Dasgupta Nupur, Professor, Department of History, Jadavpur University
Dutta Achintya Kumar, Professor, Department of History, University of Burdwan
Siddhartha Gupta, Director of the Laboratory, Centenary Hospital,Kolkata Port Trust, Kolkata
Habib S Irfan, Moulana Abul Kalam Azad, Professor, National University of Educational Planning and Administration, New Delhi
Purkayastha Sudeshna, Associate Professor, Dept. of History, Assam University, Silchar
Raha Supti, Assistant Professor of History, Rishi Bankim Chandra College, Naihati, WB
Raina Dhruv, Professor of History and Philosophy of Science and Education, Zakir Husain Centre for Educational Studies, School of Social Sciences, Jawharlal Nehru University, New Delhi and Honarary Director, Indian Council for Social Science Research, Northern Regional Centre, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi
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- Publisher SETU PRAKASHANI
- Publication Date January 2014
- Orginal LanguageEnglish
- ISBN/Identifier 9789380677644
- Publication Country or regionIndia
- FormatHardback
- Primary Price 600 INR
- Pages341
- ReadershipProfessional and Scholarly
- Publish StatusPublished
- EditionFIRST
- Page size8.3 X 5.2 (1.0 X 5.2) inches
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