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The collectors of lost souls turning Kuru scientists into whitemen

Title
The collectors of lost souls [electronic resource] : turning Kuru scientists into whitemen / Warwick Anderson.
Author
Anderson, Warwick, 1958-
Publication
Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, c2008.

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Description
1 online resource (318 p.) : ill., maps.
Uniform Title
Collectors of lost souls (Online)
Alternative Title
Collectors of lost souls (Online)
Subject
  • Gajdusek, D. Carleton 1923-2008
  • Kuru > Papua New Guinea > History
  • Virologists > United States > Biography
  • Neurologists > United States > Biography
  • Fore (Papua New Guinean people) > Diseases
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. [281]-310) and index.
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  • Access restricted to authorized users.
Contents
The disease Europeans catch from Kuru -- Stranger relations -- Portrait of the scientist as a young man -- A contemptuous tenderness -- The scientist and his magic -- Hearts of darkness -- Specimen days -- We were their people -- Stumbling along the tortuous road -- Dénouement was a bit difficult.
LCCN
2008007840
OCLC
ssj0002708524
Author
Anderson, Warwick, 1958-
Title
The collectors of lost souls [electronic resource] : turning Kuru scientists into whitemen / Warwick Anderson.
Imprint
Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, c2008.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. [281]-310) and index.
Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
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Available onsite at NYPL
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