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ISBN | 9789391125752 |
Format | PaperBack |
Language | English |
Year of Publication | 2022 |
Bib. Info | 340p.;22 cm. |
Product Weight | 430 gms. |
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This pioneering anthology brings together 19 fascinating short stories, translated into English from Indian languages—Assamese, Bengali, Hindi, Kashmiri, Marathi, Malayalam, Punjabi, Odia, and Urdu—demonstrating a spectrum of medical cultures in India. The thought-provoking and compelling stories address a wide array of themes and topics, including the individual and social crises during epidemics, medical pluralism, patient care, medical paternalism, disease-mongering, medicalization, and medical ethics, amongst others.