The ghosts of Gombe : a true story of love and death in an African wilderness / Dale Peterson.
The ghosts of Gombe : a true story of love and death in an African wilderness / Dale Peterson.
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Publisher
Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2018]
Call Numbers
G 2018/2852
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Language
English
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Physical content
222 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
The visit (September 27, 2006) -- Beginnings (November 1967 to June 1968) -- The golden summer (June to September 1968) -- Transitions (September 1968 to March 1969) -- Love, chimpanzees, and death (March to July 1969) -- Aftermath (July 1969 to 2007).
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Publisher
Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2018]
Place of Publication
California
Date Published
[2018]
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Summary
"This book, written by the author of the "definitive" biography of primatologist Jane Goodall, presents in sweeping detail the story of a group of young volunteers and students doing animal behavior research on chimpanzees, baboons, and red colobus monkeys at Dr. Goodall's research site in Tanzania's Gombe Stream National Park during the late 1960s...
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The ghosts of Gombe : a true story of love and death in an African wilderness / Dale Peterson.
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Includes index.
"Simpson, imprint in humanities"--First page.
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Online version: Peterson, Dale. Ghosts of Gombe. Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2018] 9780520969964 (DLC) 2017043621
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©2018
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G 2018/2852
Record Identifier
74VKVoow75wy
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVoow75wy
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ISBN
9780520297715 (hardcover ; alkaline paper)
0520297717 (hardcover ; alkaline paper)
DDC
590.73678
MMS ID
991024168916402626