'Colony' under a Microscope
The Medical Works of W.M. Haffkine
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19450044 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Deepak Kumar (0000-0003-0234-3165, Jawaharlal Nehru University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1999 |
| Volume | 4 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 239-271 |
| Publication date | 1999-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Science Technology and Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0971-7218 • E-ISSN: 0973-0796 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/097172189900400205 |
| OpenAlex | W2004124433 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 14 |
This paper attempts a prosopographical study of an important bacteriologist who made sincere efforts to combat cholera and plague in India through vaccination As an ardent follower of the Pasteurian 'revolution', W.M. Haffkine devoted his life to a series of carefully-controlled and parallel experiments on laboratory animals, and per fected new vaccines. But then, how to transfer laboratory results to actual use for human being? This raised questions relating to the ethics and efficacy of controlled field trials, the reliability of animal models, problems of transference, technical innovations, teamwork, etc. The present paper proposes to analyse the ups and downs in Haffkine's research career in India and through it try to capture the dynamics of medical research and preventive medicine in a colonial setting. In addition, this paper takes into account Haffkine as 'a man of action', his social views, his plague work, his complex relations with the British offi cials in India, and his care and concern for ordinary Indians
Biology · Biomedicine · Biosocial theory · Colonialism · Economics · Engineering ethics · Management · Pathology · Political science · Social science · Sociology · Teamwork · Engineering · Law · Medicine · Psychology · Social Psychology · Vibrio bacteria research studies · Mechanical Engineering
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,15 |
| Citation span | 2006 - 2018 (13) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |