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

Author/creator Baronov, David
Format Book
Publication InfoPhiladelphia : Temple University Press, 2008.
Descriptionx, 248 pages ; 24 cm
Subjects
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 noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [215]-239) and index.
LCCN 2008024426
ISBN1592139159 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN9781592139156 (cloth : alk. paper)