Birth control holds an unusual place in the history of medicine. Largely devoid of doctors or hospitals, only relatively recently have birth control histories i

This volume interrogates the foundational categories that have come to define medical science in modern South Asia. It seeks to probe issues such as what consti

This volume examines the various modalities of imperial engagements with the colonized peoples in the former British colonies of India and in sub-Saharan Africa

Reproductive Restraints traces the history of contraception use and population management in colonial India, while illuminating its connection to contemporary d