David Arnold

Colonizing the Body: State Medicine and Epidemic Disease in Nineteenth-Century India
$29.95
In this innovative analysis of medicine and disease in colonial India, David Arnold explores the vital role of the state in medical and public health activities, arguing that Western medicine became a critical battleground between the colonized and the colonizers.
Focusing on three major epidemic diseases--smallpox, cholera, and plague--Arnold analyzes the impact of medical interventionism. He demonstrates that Western medicine as practiced in India was not simply transferred from West to East, but was also fashioned in response to local needs and Indian conditions.
By emphasizing this colonial dimension of medicine, Arnold highlights the centrality of the body to political authority in British India and shows how medicine both influenced and articulated the intrinsic contradictions of colonial rule.

Shaken & Stirred: The David Arnold James Bond Project
$15.98
I was a little disappointed with this compilation. I am a fan of David Arnold and had read earlier reviews on this CD, in fact it was recognition of this compilation by Bond composer, John Barry that helped Arnold get the gig. His work in all the Bond films he's composed for has been excellent, but I found some of these renditions a little too experimental and abstract to completely enjoy. I dont think I would have purchased it had I heard it entire beforehand.

Featuring Vanessa Fraction, Alonzo Bodden, David Arnold
$1.99

Heroic Legend of Arislan 2 [VHS]
$19.98
Part 1 was a good interest builder in this series but I have to admit I was surprised when Part 2 began. It seemed like the art was at least 4X better then part 1. Even though there are many characters in this series they are all developed. I thought this anime had better character interaction and dialogue then most. My only criticism of Part 2 is that the battle scenes seemed a bit anti-climatic. But everyone knows anime should be anti-climatic.