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A colonial lexicon of birth ritual, medicalization, and mobility in the Congo
Hunt, Nancy Rose.
Year: c1999.
Publisher:  Duke University Press. 
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table of contents
Frontmatter
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
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Title: A colonial lexicon of birth ritual, medicalization, and mobility in the Congo : Nancy Rose Hunt.
Author: Hunt, Nancy Rose
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E-Distribution Information: University of Michigan Library, Scholarly Publishing Office
Ann Arbor, Michigan
2008
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Source Version: A colonial lexicon of birth ritual, medicalization, and mobility in the Congo : Nancy Rose Hunt
Hunt, Nancy Rose
Durham, NC: Duke University Press, c1999.
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/2027/heb.02610
Subject Headings: • Yakusu (Mission : Congo) -- History
• Birth customs -- Congo (Democratic Republic)
• Birth customs -- Religious aspects
• Childbirth -- Religious aspects -- Christianity
• Protestant churches -- Missions -- Congo (Democratic Republic) -- History
• Congo (Democratic Republic) -- Social life and customs
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