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Service of the Engine: Pharmaceuticals, Moralities, and Sex in a Malawian Fishing Village

Service of the Engine: Pharmaceuticals, Moralities, and Sex in a Malawian Fishing Village

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AnthropologyGeneral Racism & Ethnic Studies

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ISBN10: 905260083X
ISBN13: 9789052600833
Publisher: Aksant Academic Publ
Published: Sep 1 2003
Pages: 96
Language: English
Service of the Engine is a common local Chichewa-English expression in the Malawian fishing village where the author did her fieldwork. It refers to the practice of taking various pills--known locally as Ciba--in order to prevent and cure diseases associated with sex. This study explores the sensitive interface between the use of pharmaceuticals, available through an extensive informal distribution system, and self-treatment of sex-related diseases.

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