This volume explores the nature of interactions between the East and the West in the field of medicine.It focuses on examples from India's medical tradition and the challenges it faced when modern medical system entered the country as part of the British colonial rule.
This volume explores the nature of interactions between the East and the West in the field of medicine.It focuses on examples from India's medical tradition and the challenges it faced when modern medical system entered the country as part of the British colonial rule.
Deepak Kumar is Professor, History of Science and Education, Zakir Husain Centre for Educational Studies, School of Social Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University. Raj Sekhar Basu is Associate Professor, Department of History, University of Calcutta.
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Acknowledgements Introduction Section I: The Multiplicity of Domains Section II: The Differing Perceptions Select Bibliography Note on Contributors
