A Colonial Lexicon
Of Birth Ritual, Medicalization, and Mobility in the Congo
1st Edition
Published on 15. November 1999
496 pages
978-0-8223-8136-5 (ISBN)
Description
Colonial relations in Zaire viewed through the attempts of missionaries to impose European midwifery and birthing practices.
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Nancy Rose Hunt is Assistant Professor of History and Obstetrics/Gynecology at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. She is a coeditor of Gendered Colonialisms in African History.
Content
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
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
