A colonial lexicon of birth ritual, medicalization, and mobility in the Congo
Hunt, Nancy Rose.
A colonial lexicon of birth ritual, medicalization, and mobility in the Congo [electronic resource] Nancy Rose Hunt. - Durham, NC : Duke University Press, 1999. - xix, 475 p. : ill. - Body, commodity, text . - Body, commodity, text. e-Duke books scholarly collection. .
Includes bibliographical references (p. [417]-445) and index.
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.
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Yakusu (Mission : Congo)--History.
Birth customs--Congo (Democratic Republic)
Birth customs--Religious aspects.
Childbirth--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Protestant churches--Missions--History.--Congo (Democratic Republic)
Congo (Democratic Republic)--Social life and customs.
Electronic books.
GT2465.C74 / H85 1999
A colonial lexicon of birth ritual, medicalization, and mobility in the Congo [electronic resource] Nancy Rose Hunt. - Durham, NC : Duke University Press, 1999. - xix, 475 p. : ill. - Body, commodity, text . - Body, commodity, text. e-Duke books scholarly collection. .
Includes bibliographical references (p. [417]-445) and index.
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.
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Yakusu (Mission : Congo)--History.
Birth customs--Congo (Democratic Republic)
Birth customs--Religious aspects.
Childbirth--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Protestant churches--Missions--History.--Congo (Democratic Republic)
Congo (Democratic Republic)--Social life and customs.
Electronic books.
GT2465.C74 / H85 1999