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Amsterdam:: KIT Publishers,, (2010). First edition -. Fine in illustrated wrappers.. First edition., a large trade paperback. 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
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Different Truths: Ethnomedicine in Early Postcards Paperback - 2010
by Peter A. De Smet
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- Title Different Truths: Ethnomedicine in Early Postcards
- Author Peter A. De Smet
- Binding Paperback
- Pages 216
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Kit Pub, Amsterdam
- Date 2010-03
- Illustrated Yes
- ISBN 9789460220173 / 9460220177
- Weight 2.6 lbs (1.18 kg)
- Dimensions 11.6 x 9.4 x 0.7 in (29.46 x 23.88 x 1.78 cm)
- Library of Congress subjects Imperialism - History, Medicine, Traditional - history
- Dewey Decimal Code 599.97
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