TY - BOOK AU - Bhattacharya, Sanjoy. AU - ; Harrison, Mark. AU - ; Worboys, Michael. AU - Sanjoy Bhattacharya TI - Fractured states: : smallpox, public health and vaccination policy in British India 1800-1947 SN - 9788125028666 U1 - 614.52 BHA PY - 2005/// CY - , London PB - : Sangam Books KW - History KW - Applied Science KW - Public health in policies N2 - This work provides a well rounded history of official smallpox measures and their links with the development of public health in policies and programmes in British India. It examines vaccination policy and technology from a political, economic and technical perspective as well as the cultural and religious implications of medical intervention in smallpox eradication. There is an exposition of the complex and sometimes contradictory official and civilian attitudes toward the development of smallpox control and public health measures in India ER -