Browsing Faculty of Arts and Sciences by Keyword "india"
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Healing and Harming: The "Noble Profession" of Medicine in Post-Independence India, 1947-2015
(2022-05-12)This dissertation, based on archival research in Marathi, English, and Hindi, explores the history of people’s perceptions of and experiences with biomedical doctors in post-independence India. I analyze and historicize a ... -
Independent India of Plenty: Food, Hunger, and Nation-Building in Modern India
(2014-06-06)This dissertation situates debates over food procurement, provision, and hunger as the key economic and social contestations structuring the late colonial and postcolonial Indian state. It juxtaposes the visions of national ... -
Modeling the Impact of Human-Driven Fires on Air Quality from Regional and Global Perspectives
(2022-05-12)Natural and anthropogenic fires emitted 2.2 Pg C yr−1 on average from 1997-2016, with widespread impacts on climate, ecosystem dynamics, air quality, and public health (van der Werf et al., 2017). In contrast to the 24% ...