Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
Introduction Depression and the Internationalization of Public Health War and the Rise of Disease Control The Political Culture of International Health Building a New Utopia The Techno-Politics of Public Health The Limits of Disease Control Conclusion
Synopsis
This book offers a history of international public health spanning the colonial and post-colonial eras. The volume focuses on India and the transnational networks connecting developments in India with Southeast Asia, and the wider world and contributes to debates on nationalism, internationalism and science in an age of decolonization.