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UNINA9910494751403321 |
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Autore |
Bierlich Bernhard <1963-> |
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Titolo |
The problem of money : African agency and Western medicine in northern Ghana / / Bernhard Bierlich |
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New York, [New York] ; ; Oxford, [England] : , : Berghahn Books, , 2007 |
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©2007 |
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ISBN |
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1-84545-351-4 |
1-78238-873-7 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (248 p.) |
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Collana |
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Monographs in German history |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Medical anthropology - Ghana - Dagomba |
Traditional medicine - Ghana - Dagomba |
Medical innovations - Economic aspects - Ghana - Dagomba |
Medical innovations - Social aspects - Ghana - Dagomba |
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Dagomba (Ghana) Social life and customs |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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The Problem of Money; CONTENTS; FOREWORD; PREFACE; Chapter 1. 'NEW' AND ENDURING SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC FORMATIONS; Chapter 2. POWERS OF THE PERSON; Chapter 3. BASIC CONCEPTS OF HEALTH AND ILLNESS; Chapter 4. MEDICINES, MODERNITY AND COMMODITIZATION; Chapter 5. THE HERBALIST, MEDICAL PLURALISM AND THE CULTURAL PATTERNING OF ILLNESS; Chapter 6. HEALTH, WEALTH AND MAGIC; Chapter 7. A WOMAN'S LOT: THE PRACTICAL REALITIES OF CARE; Chapter 8. THE PROBLEM OF MONEY: MONEY AND MEDICINE; CONCLUSION; APPENDIX; REFERENCES; GLOSSARY; INDEX |
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