Shattered dreams? : an oral history of the South African AIDS epidemic / Gerald M. Oppenheimer and R...
Shattered dreams? : an oral history of the South African AIDS epidemic / Gerald M. Oppenheimer and R...
Shattered dreams? : an oral history of the South African AIDS epidemic / Gerald M. Oppenheimer and Ronald Bayer.
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Author / Creator
Publisher
New York : Oxford University Press, 2007.
Date
2007.
Call Numbers
N614.59939/11
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Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
p. ; cm.
Contents
Introduction : AIDS and the legacies of apartheid -- 1. The forgotten epidemic -- 2. Facing AIDS : denial, indifference, and fear -- 3. The burdens of AIDS : treatments and its discontents -- 4. Limited access -- 5. Defiance : creating islands of treatment -- 6. New beginnings?
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Publisher
New York : Oxford University Press, 2007.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
2007.
Subjects
Subject Keywords
- Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome--history--South Africa--Interview
- Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome--history--South Africa--Personal Narratives
- HIV Infections--history--South Africa--Interview
- HIV Infections--history--South Africa--Personal Narratives
- Disease Outbreaks--history--South Africa--Interview
- Disease Outbreaks--history--South Africa--Personal Narratives
- History, 20th Century--South Africa--Interview
- History, 20th Century--South Africa--Personal Narratives
- Nurses--South Africa--Interview
- Nurses--South Africa--Personal Narratives
- Physicians--South Africa--Interview
- Physicians--South Africa--Personal Narratives
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Summary
"Shattered Dreams? is an oral history of how physicians and nurses in South Africa struggled to ride the tiger of the world's most catastrophic AIDS epidemic. Based on interviews - not only from the great urban cities of Johannesburg, Cape Town, and Durban but also from provincial centers and rural villages - this book captures the experiences of h...
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Full title
Shattered dreams? : an oral history of the South African AIDS epidemic / Gerald M. Oppenheimer and Ronald Bayer.
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Includes index.
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Other version (online)
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N614.59939/11
Record Identifier
74VK7ex3GVOM
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VK7ex3GVOM
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ISBN
0195307305 (cloth : alk. paper)
9780195307306 (cloth : alk. paper)
DDC
614.59939200968
MMS ID
991022980759702626
