A Colonial Lexicon: Of Birth Ritual, Medicalization, and Mobility in the Congo

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by Nancy Rose Hunt

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A Colonial Lexicon is the first historical investigation of how childbirth became medicalized in Africa. Rejecting the "colonial encounter" paradigm pervasive in current studies, Nancy Rose Hunt elegantly weaves together stories about autopsies and bicycles, obstetric surgery and male initiation, to reveal how concerns about strange new objects and procedures fashioned the hybrid social world of colonialism and its aftermath in Mobutu's Zaire.
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Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0822323664

ISBN13:9780822323662

Release Date:November 1999

Publisher:Duke University Press

Length:496 Pages

Weight:1.82 lbs.

Dimensions:1.5" x 5.9" x 9.1"

Related Subjects

Africa Anthropology Cultural Customs & Traditions Democratic Republic of Congo Gender Studies History Medical Medical Books Politics & Social Sciences

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