A colonial lexicon of birth ritual, medicalization, and mobility in the Congo

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 init...

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Main Author Hunt, Nancy Rose
Format eBook Book
LanguageEnglish
Published Durham Duke University Press 1999
Edition1
SeriesBody, commodity, text
Subjects
Anthropology
Birth customs
Birth customs > Congo (Democratic Republic)
Birth customs > Religious aspects
Childbirth
Childbirth > Religious aspects > Christianity
Christianity
Congo (Democratic Republic) > Social life and customs
Cultural
History
Missions
Protestant churches
Protestant churches > Missions > Congo (Democratic Republic) > History
Religious aspects
Social life and customs
SOCIAL SCIENCE
Women's Studies
Yakusu (Mission : Congo) > History
Congo (Democratic Republic)
Online AccessGet full text
ISBN0822323311
9780822323310
9780822323662
0822323664
0822381362
9780822381365
DOI10.1515/9780822381365

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Table of Contents:
  • 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 Cover Title Page, Copyright
  • Intro -- 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