DocumentCode
1398078
Title
The Collectors of Lost Souls: Turning Kuru Scientists into White Men (Anderson, W.; 2008) [Book Reviews]
Author
Rossi, Michael
Volume
29
Issue
4
fYear
2010
Firstpage
7
Lastpage
8
Abstract
This book is a history of the search for the causes of kuru, a malady affecting women and children among the Fore people in the remote Eastern Highlands of New Guinea. Anderson is interested in the ways the story of kuru research reveals the "\´primitive\´ foundations of modern science."
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Technology and Society Magazine, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0278-0097
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/MTS.2010.939544
Filename
5661648
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