This book traces the historical roots of the problems in India’s mental health care system. It accounts for indigenous experiences of the lunatic asylum in th

An in-depth look at the urban history of British Bombay.

Inherent in colonialism was the idea of self-legitimation, the most powerful tool of which was the colonizer's claim to bring the fruits of progress and moderni

This book is the first to explore memory, misremembering, forgetting, and anniversaries in the history of psychiatry and mental health. It challenges simplistic

In recent years it has become apparent that the interaction of imperialism with disease, medical research, and the administration of health policies is consider