Colonial Lexicon
by Appadurai, Arjun, Comaroff, John L., Farquhar, Judith, Hunt, Nancy Rose, Hunt, Nancy
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A Colonial Lexicon is the first historical investigation of how childbirth became medicalized in Africa. Rejecting the "colonial encounter" paradigm pervasive in current studies, Nancy Rose Hunt elegantly weaves together stories about autopsies and bicycles, obstetric surgery an…
"Both liberal and Marxist theories predicted the withering away of nationalism; yet, in the late twentieth century, it has re-emerged as a major touchstone of conflict. While old theories have been discredited by facts, politicians, academics, journalists, and policy practitione…
"Both liberal and Marxist theories predicted the withering away of nationalism; yet, in the late twentieth century, it has re-emerged as a major touchstone of conflict. While old theories have been discredited by facts, politicians, academics, journalists, and policy practitione…
