This book examines the historical and discursive construction of India's 'population problem' through the shared concerns of British colonial officials and Indians regarding the high birth and death rates, maternal health, food supply, the quality of India's population, and conceptions of development that incorporated economic planning and a scientific modernity.
| ISBN: | 9781138308282 |
| Publication date: | 31st December 2023 |
| Author: | Rahul Nair |
| Publisher: | Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 176 pages |
| Series: | Routledge Studies in Modern History |
| Genres: |
Regional / International studies Colonialism and imperialism Regional geography European history Asian history |