Understanding the conviction of Binayak Sen: Neocolonialism, political violence and the political economy of health in the central Indian tribal belt

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 72, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1639-1642

  Kennedy, Jonathan J ^a   King, Lawrence P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Binayak Sen; India; Indigenous peoples; Insurgency; Naxalites; Political economy; Public health

Indexed keywords

COLONIALISM; ETHNIC CONFLICT; HEALTH GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMAN RIGHTS; INDIGENOUS POPULATION; POLITICAL ECONOMY; POLITICAL VIOLENCE; POWER RELATIONS; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIAL JUSTICE;

ARTICLE; ECONOMIC ASPECT; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN RIGHTS; INDIA; INDIGENOUS PEOPLE; POLITICAL SYSTEM; POVERTY; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIAL ASPECT; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; VIOLENCE;

COLONIALISM; CRIME; HUMANS; INDIA; POLITICS; POPULATION GROUPS; PRISONERS; PUBLIC HEALTH; VIOLENCE;

INDIA;

EID: 79955980163     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2011.03.040     Document Type: Article

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