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Publication details [#50284]

Jennings, Michael. 2005. Chinese Medicine and Medical Pluralism in Dar es Salaam: Globalisation or Glocalisation? International Relations 19 (4) : 457–473.

Publication type

Article in journal

Publication language

English

Keywords

globalization | healing ritual | health | medical conversation

Place, Publisher

SAGE Publications

Annotation

This paper discusses how the absorption of new Chinese healing systems in Tanzanian pluralistic healing traditions, points to the strength of the local, but also indicates the failure of alternative healing systems to handle vital current medical needs.