Medicine, Trade and Empire

Medicine, Trade and Empire
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Publisher : Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
Total Pages : 305
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ISBN-10 : 9781472431233
ISBN-13 : 1472431235
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Synopsis Medicine, Trade and Empire by : Professor Palmira Fontes da Costa

Garcia de Orta’s Colloquies on the Simples and Drugs of India (1563) was printed in Goa, the capital of the Portuguese empire in the East and a port city that occupied a prominent role in the circuit of trade. Orta, a Portuguese physician who lived in Goa for thirty years, presents dialogues concerning more than eighty different drugs, fruits, spices, minerals and medical preparations, all of them native to India or observed in use there. This volume analyses the Colloquies, its history, context and reception, and its value to historians as a symbol of the impact of globalization in a sixteenth-century medical world.

Colloquies on the Simples & Drugs of India

Colloquies on the Simples & Drugs of India
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Total Pages : 550
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ISBN-10 : UCAL:B5262928
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Synopsis Colloquies on the Simples & Drugs of India by : Garcia de Orta (16th cent.)

COLLOQUIES ON THE SIMPLES & DR

COLLOQUIES ON THE SIMPLES & DR
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Total Pages : 548
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ISBN-10 : 1361522879
ISBN-13 : 9781361522875
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Synopsis COLLOQUIES ON THE SIMPLES & DR by : Garcia De 16th Cent Orta

Assembling the Tropics

Assembling the Tropics
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 385
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ISBN-10 : 9781107196636
ISBN-13 : 1107196639
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Synopsis Assembling the Tropics by : Hugh Cagle

This book charts the convergence of science, culture, and politics across Portugal's empire, showing how a global geographical concept was born. In accessible, narrative prose, this book explores the unexpected forms that science took in the early modern world. It highlights little-known linkages between Asia and the Atlantic world.

Colloquies on the Simples and Drugs of India (Classic Reprint)

Colloquies on the Simples and Drugs of India (Classic Reprint)
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Publisher : Forgotten Books
Total Pages : 538
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ISBN-10 : 0331791250
ISBN-13 : 9780331791259
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Synopsis Colloquies on the Simples and Drugs of India (Classic Reprint) by : Garcia Da Orta

Excerpt from Colloquies on the Simples and Drugs of India Following after the frontispiece, the work of Garcia da Orta contains the approval of the Count Viceroy dated November 5, 1562. Then there is a dedication to the author's old friend and master, Martin Affonso da Sousa, and a sonnet to the same. The prologue or preface is by Dimas Bosque, and finally comes the celebrated ode by Camoens. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Medicine, Trade and Empire

Medicine, Trade and Empire
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 322
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ISBN-10 : 9781317098164
ISBN-13 : 1317098161
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Synopsis Medicine, Trade and Empire by : Palmira Fontes da Costa

Garcia de Orta’s Colloquies on the Simples and Drugs of India (1563) was one of the first books to take advantage of the close relationship between medicine, trade and empire in the early modern period. The book was printed in Goa, the capital of the Portuguese empire in the East, and the city where the author, a Portuguese physician of Jewish ancestry, lived for almost thirty years. It presents a vast array of medical information on various drugs, spices, plants, fruits and minerals native to India or adjoining territories. In addition, it includes information concerning indigenous methods of healing as well as a far-reaching assessment of ancient and modern authors on Asian materia medica. Orta’s book had a market in Asia but was particularly valuable to a European audience. It soon attracted the attention of various European authors and printers by providing the basis for adaptations, commentaries and editions in various languages, prompting a successful and complex trail of medical knowledge in transit. Authored by an interdisciplinary team of prominent international scholars, the volume takes into account recent historiographical trends and provides a contextualized and innovative analysis of the histories and reception of the Colloquies. It emphasizes the value of the work to historians today as a symbol of the impact of geographical expansion and globalization in a sixteenth-century medical world.

The Social History of Health and Medicine in Colonial India

The Social History of Health and Medicine in Colonial India
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 269
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ISBN-10 : 9781134042593
ISBN-13 : 1134042590
Rating : 4/5 (93 Downloads)

Synopsis The Social History of Health and Medicine in Colonial India by : Biswamoy Pati

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 diversities of India, such as public health, medical institutions, mental illness and the politics and economics of colonialism. Based on inter-disciplinary research, the contributions offer valuable insight into topics that have recently received increased scholarly attention, including the use of opiates and the role of advertising in driving medical markets. The contributors, both established and emerging scholars in the field, incorporate sources ranging from palm leaf manuscripts to archival materials. This book will be of interest to scholars of history, especially the history of medicine and the history of colonialism and imperialism, sociology, social anthropology, cultural theory, and South Asian Studies, as well as to health workers and NGOs.