Description |
xiv, 274 p. : ill. |
Series |
New African histories series |
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New African histories series.
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Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents |
Healing the body : disease, knowledge, and medical practices in the Zulu kingdom -- Healing the body politic : muthi, healers, and nation building in the Zulu kingdom -- Early African-white encounters : healers, witchcraft, and colonial rule, 1830/91 -- Competition, race, and professionalization : African healers and white medical practitioners, 1891/1948 -- African-Indian encounters and their influence on African therapeutics, 1860/1948. |
Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. |
Subject |
Medicine -- South Africa -- History.
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Traditional medicine -- South Africa -- History.
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Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Added Author |
ProQuest (Firm)
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ISBN |
9780821418499 (hc : alk. paper) |
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0821418491 (hc : alk. paper) |
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9780821418505 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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0821418505 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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9781869141707 (Univ. of KwaZulu-Natal Press) |
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1869141709 (Univ. of KwaZulu-Natal Press) |
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9780821443026 (electronic bk.) |
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