ISBN:
0822381362
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0822323664
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0822323311
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9780822381365
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9780822323662
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9780822323310
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (xix, 475 p)
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ill
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24 cm
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2011 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Series Statement:
Body, commodity, text
Parallel Title:
Print version A Colonial Lexicon : of Birth Ritual, Medicalization, and Mobility in the Congo
DDC:
392.1/2/096751
Keywords:
Yakusu (Mission : Congo) History
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Childbirth Religious aspects
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Christianity
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Birth customs Religious aspects
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Protestant churches Missions
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History
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Birth customs
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Yakusu (Mission : Congo) ; History..
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Birth customs ; Congo (Democratic Republic)
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Birth customs ; Religious aspects..
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Childbirth ; Religious aspects ; Christianity..
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Protestant churches ; Missions ; Congo (Democratic Republic) ; History..
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Congo (Democratic Republic) ; Social life and customs
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Electronic books
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Congo (Democratic Republic) Social life and customs
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Electronic books
Abstract:
Colonial relations in Zaire viewed through the attempts of missionaries to impose European midwifery and birthing practices
Description / 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
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [417]-445) and index
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Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1515/9780822381365?locatt=mode:legacy
URL:
https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780822381365
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