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Of Prisons, Tropics and Bicycles: A Conversation with David Arnold

Of Prisons, Tropics and Bicycles: A Conversation with David Arnold © Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, 2011 DOI: 10.1163/157342110X606914 Asian Medicine 6 (2010–11) 149–163 brill.nl/asme Of Prisons, Tropics and Bicycles: A Conversation with David Arnold Rohan Deb Roy and David Arnold 1 Abstract David Arnold who retired this year as the Professor of Asian and Global History at the University of Warwick remains one of the most prolific historians of colonial medicine and modern South Asia. A founding member of the subaltern studies collective, he is considered widely as a pioneer in the histories of colonial medicine, environment, penology, hunger and famines within South Asian studies and beyond. In this interview he recalls his formative inspirations, ideological motivations and reflects critically on his earlier works, explaining various shifts as well as map- ping the possible course of future work. He talks at length about his forthcoming works on everyday technology, food and monsoon Asia. Finally, he shares with us his desire of initiating work on an ambitious project about the twin themes of poison and poverty in South Asian his- tory, beginning with the Bengal famine in the late eighteenth century and ending with the Bhopal gas tragedy of the early 1980s. This conversation provides insights into the ways http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Asian Medicine Brill

Of Prisons, Tropics and Bicycles: A Conversation with David Arnold

Asian Medicine , Volume 6 (1): 149 – Jan 1, 2010

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© Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
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© Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, 2011 DOI: 10.1163/157342110X606914 Asian Medicine 6 (2010–11) 149–163 brill.nl/asme Of Prisons, Tropics and Bicycles: A Conversation with David Arnold Rohan Deb Roy and David Arnold 1 Abstract David Arnold who retired this year as the Professor of Asian and Global History at the University of Warwick remains one of the most prolific historians of colonial medicine and modern South Asia. A founding member of the subaltern studies collective, he is considered widely as a pioneer in the histories of colonial medicine, environment, penology, hunger and famines within South Asian studies and beyond. In this interview he recalls his formative inspirations, ideological motivations and reflects critically on his earlier works, explaining various shifts as well as map- ping the possible course of future work. He talks at length about his forthcoming works on everyday technology, food and monsoon Asia. Finally, he shares with us his desire of initiating work on an ambitious project about the twin themes of poison and poverty in South Asian his- tory, beginning with the Bengal famine in the late eighteenth century and ending with the Bhopal gas tragedy of the early 1980s. This conversation provides insights into the ways

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Published: Jan 1, 2010

Keywords: everyday; South Asia; Colonialism; subaltern; medicine

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