Tik Merauke: An Epidemic Like No Other - Couverture souple

Richens, John

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0522878148 ISBN 13 : 9780522878141

Editeur : Melbourne University Press, 2022

Synopsis

When the Dutch government moved to stop headhunting by the Marind people of New Guinea in 1902, their actions unleashed new epidemics among a population already suffering from low fertility. Donovanosis (Tik Merauke in Marind), a rare, newly recognised sexually transmitted infection for which no medicine was available, affected huge numbers. This compelling book investigates the causes of this unique epidemic by exploring the fascinating lives and rituals of the Marind along with those of the missionaries, anthropologists, doctors, administrators, film makers, and bird hunters swept up in the events. Tik Merauke shows how the discovery of an effective medicine brought relief, but how the coercive resettlement of the Marind into model villages has left a troubled legacy still felt by the surviving people.

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À propos de l'auteur

John Richens is regarded internationally as a leading expert on the sexually transmitted infection donovanosis. He studied classics and medicine at King's College Cambridge and King's College London and then tropical medicine at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. His interest in donovanosis was sparked by patients he encountered while working in the highlands of Papua New Guinea from 1984 to 1990. After returning to the UK he became an academic specialist in HIV and sexually transmitted infections and a consultant to the World Health Organization and other aid agencies.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Melbourne University Press
• Date d'édition: 2022
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0522878148
• ISBN 13: 9780522878141
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 272
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• Personne responsable: non disponible