The African transformation of Western medicine and the dynamics of global cultural exchange

The African transformation of Western medicine and the dynamics of global cultural exchange / David Baronov.

Author/creator	Baronov, David
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 2008.
Description	x, 248 pages ; 24 cm
Subject(s)	Traditional medicine--Africa. Medicine--Africa --History --19th century. Medicine--Africa --History --20th century. Anthropology, Cultural--Africa. History of Medicine--Africa. History, 19th Century--Africa. Anthropology, Cultural--Africa. History, 20th Century--Africa. Medicine, African Traditional--Africa.

Contents	The origins of African biomedicine -- Dissecting Western medicine -- Biomedicine's civilizing mission -- African pluralistic medicine and its biomedical antecedents -- African biomedicine.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. [215]-239) and index.
LCCN	2008024426
ISBN	1592139159 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN	9781592139156 (cloth : alk. paper)

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	GN 645 .B37 2008	✔ Available	Place Hold