The epidemic : a global history of AIDS / Jonathan Engel.
The epidemic : a global history of AIDS / Jonathan Engel.
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Publisher
New York : Smithsonian Books/Collins, 2006.
Date
2006.
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T0360760
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English
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Physical content
viii, 388 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents
1. First reports -- 2. Growing panic -- 3. Race to the vector -- 4. Conservative backlash -- 5. Organizing and selling -- 6. Drugs -- 7. The shooting galleries -- 8. Who pays? -- 9. Myths -- 10. Africa -- 11. Breakthrough -- 12. Asia -- 13. Backsliding -- 14. Pandemic.
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Publisher
New York : Smithsonian Books/Collins, 2006.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
2006.
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Summary
"From the Castro bathhouses to AZT and the denial of AIDS in South Africa, this sweeping look at AIDS covers the epidemic from all angles and across the world. Engel seamlessly weaves together science, politics, and culture, writing with an even hand - noting the excesses of the more radical edges of the ACT UP movement as well as the conservative...
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The epidemic : a global history of AIDS / Jonathan Engel.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 329-369) and index.
State Reference Library copy: transferred from HEALTH/ N616.12/ 39.
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T0360760
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74VKKyLWXZ43
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ISBN
0061144886 (hbk.)
9780061144882 (hbk.)
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614.599392
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991021998049702626
