The African AIDS epidemic : a history
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The African AIDS epidemic : a history
Ohio University Press , James Currey , Double Storey, 2006
- : Ohio University Press : cloth
- : Ohio University Press : paper
- : James Currey : cloth
- : James Currey : paper
- : Double Storey Books : paper
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 202-208) and index
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: Ohio University Press : cloth ISBN 9780821416884
内容説明
This history of the African AIDS epidemic is a much-needed, accessibly written historical account of the most serious epidemiological catastrophe of modern times. The African AIDS Epidemic: A History answers President Thabo Mbeki's provocative question as to why Africa has suffered this terrible epidemic. While Mbeki attributed the causes to poverty and exploita-tion, others have looked to distinctive sexual systems practiced in African cultures and communities. John Iliffe stresses historical sequence. He argues that Africa has had the worst epidemic because the disease was established in the general population before anyone knew the disease existed. HIV evolved with extraordinary speed and complexity, and because that evolution took place under the eyes of modern medical research scien-tists, Iliffe has been able to write a history of the virus itself that is probably unique among accounts of human epidemic diseases. In giving the African experience a historical shape, John Iliffe has written one of the most important books of our time.
The African experience of AIDS has taught the world much of what it knows about HIV/AIDS, and this fascinating book brings into focus many aspects of the epidemic in the longer context of massive demographic growth, urbanization, and social change in Africa during the latter half of the twentieth century. The African AIDS Epidemic: A History is a brilliant introduction to the many aspects of the epidemic and the distinctive character of the virus.
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: James Currey : paper ISBN 9780852558904
内容説明
This is an accessible book on the most terrible catastrophe of modern times.
This book is aimed initially at students who want to study the history of the Aids epidemic but who currently have no starting point from which to enter the vast and often technical literature. Other readers will also find it a helpful introduction to a subject of immense contemporary importance.
This book explains the origins and nature of the virus and the unique epidemic it has caused: the progress of the epidemic across the African continent; thecircumstances that have made its impact so severe; the responses of governments, international bodies and NGOs; the moral and political controversies; the effect on households, social systems and economics; the care of the sick and the search for remedies and vaccines; and the impact of antiretroviral treatments. This book uses medical, anthropological and eye-witness sources but assumes no prior knowledge.
Professor Iliffe has forty years experience of teaching in Africa and Britain. His books on modern African history are renowned.
North America: Ohio U Press; South Africa: Double Storey/Juta
目次
Intentions - Origins - Epidemic in western equatorial Africa - The drive to the east - The conquest of the south - The penetration of the west - Causation: a synthesis - Responses from above - Views from below - NGOs & the evolution of care - Death & the household - The epidemic matures - Containment - Conclusion - Index.
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: James Currey : cloth ISBN 9780852558911
内容説明
This book is aimed initially at students who want to study the history of the Aids epidemic but who currently have no starting point from which to enter the vast and often technical literature. Other readers will also find it a helpful introduction to a subject of immense contemporary importance.
This book explains the origins and nature of the virus and the unique epidemic it has caused: the progress of the epidemic across the African continent; thecircumstances that have made its impact so severe; the responses of governments, international bodies and NGOs; the moral and political controversies; the effect on households, social systems and economics; the care of the sick and the search for remedies and vaccines; and the impact of antiretroviral treatments. This book uses medical, anthropological and eye-witness sources but assumes no prior knowledge.
Professor Iliffe has forty years experience of teaching in Africa and Britain. His books on modern African history are renowned.
North America: Ohio U Press; South Africa: Double Storey/Juta
目次
Intentions - Origins - Epidemic in western equatorial Africa - The drive to the east - The conquest of the south - The penetration of the west - Causation: a synthesis - Responses from above - Views from below - NGOs & the evolution of care - Death & the household - The epidemic matures - Containment - Conclusion - Index.
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: Double Storey Books : paper ISBN 9781770130487
内容説明
This title is aimed initially at those who want to study the history of the Aids epidemic epidemic but who currently have no starting point from which to enter the vast and often technical literature. Other readers will also find it a helpful introduction to a subject of immense contemporary importance. This publication uses medical anthropological and eye-witness sources but assumes no prior knowledge. This is an title on the most terrible catastrophe of modern times.
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