This book brings together current critical research into medical pluralism during the last two centuries. It includes a rich selection of historical, anthropolo

This book analyzes the diverse facets of the social history of health and medicine in colonial India. It explores a unique set of themes that capture the divers

Medical systems function in specific cultural contexts. It is common to speak of the medicine of China, Japan, India, and other nation-states. Yet almost all fo

There is considerable interest now in the contemporary lives of the so-called traditional medicines of South Asia and beyond. "Doctoring Traditions, "which exam

David Livingstone’s Zambesi expedition marked the beginning of an ongoing series of medical exchanges between the British and Malawians. This book explores th