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Borders and Healers: Brokering Therapeutic Resources in Southeast Africa
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Borders and Healers: Brokering Therapeutic Resources in Southeast Africa. Edited by Tracy J. Luedke and Harry G. West. Bloomington and Indianapolis: Indiana University Press, 2006. Pp. 223; $65.00 cloth, $24.95 paper.
As a historian working on medical history, I was excited to see Borders and Healers. It seemed to be an excellent opportunity to keep abreast of the newest anthropological literature. However, halfway through the introduction, I did what frustrated readers do: I skipped t...
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