Lunatic Asylums in Colonial Bombay

Sarah Ann Pinto

Springer International Publishing AG, 2018

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The book argues that the colonial lunatic asylum failed to assimilate into Indian society and therefore remained a failed colonial-medical enterprise. Lunatic asylums left a legacy of historical trauma for the indigenous community because of their coercive and custodial character.

ISBN-13
9783319942438
ISBN-10
3319942433
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG
Year
2018
Publication date
2018-09-10
Pages
242
Dimensions
210x148x