A Colonial Lexicon: Of Birth Ritual, Medicalization, and Mobility in the Congo by Nancy Rose Hunt. Published by Duke University Press (1999). This is a clean hardcover copy in good condition. The pages are crisp and unmarked. Please note: This copy does not include a dust jacket. There is a single marker line across the bottom edge of the page block (remainder mark), which is not visible when the book is sitting on a shelf. See picture. A fascinating historical investigation into the medicalization of childbirth in Africa, weaving together stories of obstetric surgery, colonial initiation, and the hybrid social world of the Belgian Congo.
