New cures, old medicines : women and the commercialization of traditional medicine in Bolivia /
by Sikkink, Lynn.
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BookSeries: Case studies in cultural anthropology: Publisher: Belmont, CA : Wadsworth Pub Co, c2010Description: xiv, 194 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9780495837114; 0495837113.Subject(s): Traditional medicine -- Bolivia | Women -- Commerce -- Bolivia | Medicinal plants -- Bolivia | CocaOnline resources: Contributor biographical information | Publisher description | Table of contents only | Item type | Current location | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Dhaka University Library General Stacks | Non Fiction | 610 SIN (Browse shelf) | Available | 473820 |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 179-187) and index.
Andean traditional medicines in rural settings and community exchange networks -- Traditional medicines in new contexts: old cultural practices in new venues -- Women's roles in Andean marketplaces: shopping in the Andes -- Marketing medicines in rural Bolivia: San Pedro de Condo -- Selling medicines at Condo's regional marketplaces: Huari, Challapata, and Oruro -- Bolivian traditional medicines and urban commercialization: medicine vendors in Cochabamba -- Coca, coca medicines, and the dilemma of coca in the Andes and beyond -- Natural medicine and naturopaths in Bolivia: a new twist on traditional medicine -- Traditional medicines and intellectural property rights -- The future of traditional medicines in Bolivia.
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