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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.
Contributor:
Koninklijk Instituut voor de Tropen.
Tropenmuseum (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.
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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