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Different truths : ethnomedicine in early postcards / Peter A.G.M de Smet.
Penn Museum Library GN477 .S54 2010
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Smet, Peter A. G. M. de.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Postcards--History.
- Postcards.
- Imperialism--History.
- Imperialism.
- History.
- Medicine, Traditional--history.
- Medical Subjects:
- Medicine, Traditional--history.
- Physical Description:
- 216 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 30 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Amsterdam : KIT, 2010.
- Summary:
- All over the world, native peoples have been looking for ways to prevent and treat illness. This book illustrates such traditions through a selection of colonial postcards from the early 20th century. These cards are a rich source of visual information about native health and healing, which has been largely overlooked. The book accompanies an exhibition in the Tropenmuseum.
- Notes:
- "Published in conjunction with and exhibition of the author's postcard collection in the Tropenmuseum in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, from July to November 2009" -- t.p. verso
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9789460220173
- 9460220177
- OCLC:
- 320189832
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