Download or read book Medicine, Public Health, and the Qājār State written by Hormoz Ebrahimnejad and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2004-01-01 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume provides surprising new insights into the interrelation of medical practice, public health and politics in 19th century Iran, esp. the assimilation of Western medicine into indigenous systems.