DIFFERENT TRUTHS: Ethnomedicine in Early Postcards. by De Smet, Peter…

DIFFERENT TRUTHS: Ethnomedicine in Early Postcards. by De Smet, Peter A.G.M. < >

DIFFERENT TRUTHS: Ethnomedicine in Early Postcards.

Edition: First edition., a large trade paperback.

Amsterdam: KIT Publishers, (2010). First edition - An exploration of supernatural and natural healing practices all over the world through 270 colonial postcards from a private collection, published in conjunction with an exhibition of these postcards in the Tropenmuseum, Amsterdam, 2009. Shown in their original colors, the cards are a rich source of visual information about native health and healing, but also a source which needs to be considered with care, since many reflect the colonial prejudices and racist attitudes of the time. Notes, references. Large format. 215 pp. ISBN: 978-9460220173.

Condition: Fine in illustrated wrappers.

Book ID: 77972
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