This remarkable volume discusses, for the first time, the nature of the interaction between western medical science and local knowledge and practices in late 19th century Bengal through excerpts from important Bengali medical and scientific journals published between 1850 and 19…
"This volume discusses, for the first time, the nature of the interaction between western medical science and local knowledge and practices in late 19th-century Bengal through excerpts from important Bengali medical and scientific journals published between 1850 and 1900. The ar…
"Using colonial Algeria as the starting point of her analysis, Patricia Lorcin explores the manner in which ethnic categories and cultural distinctions are developed and used in society. She focuses on the colonial images of 'good' Kabyle and 'bad' Arab (usually referred to as t…
Indians in Kenya: the politics of diaspora
by Aiyar, Sana
fromHarvard historical studies
The Holocaust and North Africa
The Holocaust is usually understood as a European story. Yet, this pivotal episode unfolded across North Africa and reverberated through politics, literature, memoir, and memory--Muslim as well as Jewish--in the post-war years. The Holocaust and North Africa offers the first Eng…