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Beastly Encounters of the Raj: Livelihoods, Livestock and Veterinary Health in North India, 1790-1920

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Beastly Encounters of the Raj: Livelihoods, Livestock and Veterinary Health in North India, 1790-1920 - Mishra, Saurabh
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This is the first full-length monograph to examine the history of colonial medicine in India from the perspective of veterinary health. The history of human health in the subcontinent has received a fair amount of attention in the last few decades, but nearly all existing texts have completely ignored the question of animal health. This book will not only fill this gap, but also provide fresh perspectives and insights that might challenge existing arguments. At the same time, this volume is a social history of cattle in ...

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Beastly Encounters of the Raj: Livelihoods, Livestock and Veterinary Health in North India, 1790-1920 2015, Manchester University Press, Manchester

ISBN-13: 9780719089725

Hardcover