The collectors of lost souls : turning Kuru scientists into whitemen

The collectors of lost souls : turning Kuru scientists into whitemen / Warwick Anderson.

Author/creator	Anderson, Warwick, 1958-
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2008.
Description	318 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Subject(s)	Gajdusek, D. Carleton (Daniel Carleton), 1923-2008. Kuru--Papua New Guinea --History. Virologists--United States --Biography. Neurologists--United States --Biography. Fore (Papua New Guinean people)--Diseases. Kuru--history --Papua New Guinea. Biomedical Research--history --Papua New Guinea. Cannibalism--Papua New Guinea. Funeral Rites--Papua New Guinea. History, 20th Century--Papua New Guinea.

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.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. [281]-310) and index.
LCCN	2008007840
ISBN	9780801890406 :
ISBN	0801890403
Standard identifier#	40016025477

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Laupus	Books - Stacks	WC 540 A552C 2008	✔ Available	Place Hold