{"product_id":"curing-madness-a-social-and-cultural-history-of-insanity-in-colonial-north-india-1800-1950s-hardcover-1","title":"Curing Madness?: A Social and Cultural History of Insanity in Colonial North India, 1800-1950s - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eShilpi Rajpal\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCuring Madness? focusses on the institutional and non-institutional histories of madness in colonial north India. It proves that 'madness' and its 'cure' are shifting categories which assumed new meanings and significance as knowledge travelled across cultural, medical, national, and regional boundaries. \u003cbr\u003eThe book examines governmental policies, legal processes, diagnosis and treatment, and individual case histories by looking closely at asylums in Agra, Benaras, Bareilly, Lucknow, Delhi, and Lahore. Rajpal highlights that only a few mentally ill ended up in asylums; most people suffering from insanity were cared for by their families and local vaidyas, ojhas, and pundits. These practitioners of traditional medicine had to reinvent themselves to retain their relevance as Western medical knowledge was widely disseminated in colonial India. Evidence of this is found in the Hindi medical advice literature of the era. Taking these into account Shilpi Rajpal moves beyond asylum-centric histories to examine extensive archival materials gathered from various repositories.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eShilpi Rajpal, \u003cem\u003eAssistant Professor, School of Liberal Arts, Auro University\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAssistant Professor, School of Liberal Arts, Auro University, Surat, Gujarat\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 316\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.8 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 03, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47521126482141,"sku":"9780190128012","price":112.86,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/aIRWcF5WyT9780190128012_b7687c7c-0374-4a17-8d3f-4904bdac70a1.webp?v=1772252496","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/curing-madness-a-social-and-cultural-history-of-insanity-in-colonial-north-india-1800-1950s-hardcover-1","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}