Impure science : AIDS, activism, and the politics of knowledge / Steven Epstein.
Impure science : AIDS, activism, and the politics of knowledge / Steven Epstein.
Impure science : AIDS, activism, and the politics of knowledge / Steven Epstein.
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Berkeley : University of California Press, c1996.
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N362.1969792/193
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English
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xiii, 466 p. ; 24 cm.
Contents
Introduction: Controversy, Credibility, and the Public Character of AIDS Research -- 1. The Nature of a New Threat. The Discovery of a "Gay Disease" (1981-1982). Lifestyle vs. Virus (1982-1983). The Triumph of Retrovirology (1982-1984) -- 2. HIV and the Consolidation of Certainty. The Construction o...
Activism and the Manufacture of Knowledge (1989-1991) -- 8. Dilemmas and Divisions in Science and Politics. Combination Therapy and the "Surrogate Markers" Debate (1989-1992). Inside and Outside the System -- 9. Clinical Trials and Tribulations. The Search for New Directions (1992-1993). Living with...
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Berkeley : University of California Press, c1996.
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California
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c1996.
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Impure science : AIDS, activism, and the politics of knowledge / Steven Epstein.
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Medicine and society.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 361-443) and index.
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A digital reproduction is available from E-Editions, a collaboration of the University of California Press and the California Digital Library's eScholarship program.
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c1996.
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N362.1969792/193
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74VvpqePppK3
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0520202333 (alk. paper)
9780520202337 (alk. paper)
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362.196979200973
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991005173879702626
