A Colonial Lexicon : Of Birth Ritual, Medicalization, and Mobility in the Congo
Nancy Rose. Hunt
Bok Engelsk 1999 · Electronic books.
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| Utgitt | Durham : : Duke University Press, , 1999.
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (497 p.)
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| Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - CONTENTS; Illustrations; Abbreviations; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Crocodiles and Wealth; 2 Doctors and Airplanes; 3 Dining and Surgery; 4 Nurses and Bicycles; 5 Babies and Forceps; 6 Colonial Maternities; 7 Debris; Departures; Notes; Glossary; Bibliography; Index. - Colonial relations in Zaire viewed through the attempts of missionaries to impose European midwifery and birthing practices.
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| Emner | Birth customs - Religious aspects
Birth customs - Congo (Democratic Republic) Childbirth - Religious aspects Christianity Congo (Democratic Republic) - Social life and customs Vis mer... Protestant churches - Missions History - Congo (Democratic Republic)
Anthropology, Cultural Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena Colonialism Communication Culture Information Science Labor, Obstetric Language Linguistics Phenomena and Processes Political Systems Pregnancy Reproduction Reproductive Physiological Phenomena Reproductive Physiological Processes Reproductive and Urinary Physiological Phenomena Sociology Vocabulary Protestant churches -- Missions -- Congo (Democratic Republic) -- History. Yakusu (Mission : Congo) -- History. Anthropology Manners & Customs Social Sciences zaire kongo demokratisk republikk antropologi fødsler svangerskap medisinsk mødre barn kolonihistorie |
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| ISBN | 0822323311. - 0822323664. - 9780822323310. - 9780822323662
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