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Black Death : AIDS in Africa by Susan Hunter (2003, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherPalgrave Macmillan
ISBN-101403962448
ISBN-139781403962447
eBay Product ID (ePID)2400414
Product Key Features
Number of Pages256 Pages
Publication NameBlack Death : Aids in Africa
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2003
SubjectAids & Hiv, General
FeaturesRevised
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaPolitical Science, Medical
AuthorSusan Hunter
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1 in
Item Weight17.7 Oz
Item Length9.6 in
Item Width6.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2003-055378
ReviewsOne of the most important books on AIDS to be published... The book is chilling and fascinating in equal measure., "Hunter...uses personal anecdotes to detail the story of a growing epidemic."--Library Journal "This book opens many new perspectives on what has become the largest epidemic in human history. More importantly, it gives us insight into the human tragedy and triumph that is the daily bread of people and communities in the areas most affected by AIDS throughout the world"--Peter Piot, Executive Director, UNAIDS In this book, global AIDS expert Susan Hunter combines her profound emotional intelligence and her exp up0erience in Africa to help us understand the true state of the World that we live in. Her writing is brilliant. The tapestry she weaves is compass dn0 ionate, grounded in history, and extraordinarily real. She helps us believe that we can create a better world, if we learn to change ourselves to meet the challenges of AIDS and poverty as they confront us in the 21st century." --Paul Zeitz, Executive Director of the Global AIDS Alliance "Sus0an Hunter's book Black Death is the long needed AIDS 101 primer for Joe Q and Sally Public. Buy this book, read it, then give it to ten friends."--20Eric Sawyer, Co-Founder, ACT UP New York "The story of AIDS in the world is ultimately a story about the way the world is. Susan Hunter's insightp0ful and compassionate account of AIDS in Africa brings this truth into compelling focus. A must-read."--Robert Bilheimer, director of A Closer Walk "This is one of the most important books on AIDS to be published during the last several years. The picture of the epidemic is gripping; more, it's presented in compassionate human terms, and the scientific questions she raises about disease and evolution are quite intriguing. The book is chilling and fascinating in equal measure. It's a splendid read" --Stephen Lewis, UN Special Envoy for AIDS., Hunter's writing is brilliant. The tapestry she weaves is compassionate, grounded in history, and extraordinarily real.
Dewey Edition22
Dewey Decimal362.1/969792/0096
Edition DescriptionRevised edition
Table Of ContentIntroduction * AIDS and the World * Africa's Political and Economic Development * Epidemic Rules, Part I: Causes and Conditions * Epidemic Rules, Part II: Internal Dynamics of Epidemics * Sexually Transmitted Diseases * Disease and Evolution * Evolution and Epidemic Management
SynopsisTo the surprise of many, George W. Bush pledged $10 billion to combat AIDS in developing nations. Noted specialist Susan Hunter tells the untold story of AIDS in Africa, home to 80 percent of the 40 million people in the world currently infected with HIV. She weaves together the history of colonialism in Africa, an insider's take on the reluctance of drug companies to provide cheap medication and vaccines in poor countries, and personal anecdotes from the 20 years she spent in Africa working on the AIDS crisis. Taken together, these strands make it unmistakably clear that a history of the exploitation of developing nations by the West is directly responsible for the spread of disease in developing nations and the AIDS pandemic in Africa. Hunter looks at what Africans are already doing on the ground level to combat AIDS, and what the world can and must do to help. Accessibly written and hard-hitting, Black Death brings the staggering statistics to life and paints for the first time a stunning picture of the most important political issue today.
LC Classification NumberRA643.86.A35H86 2003
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