George Clement Bond, John Kreniske, Ida Susser, Joan Vincent

AIDS in Africa and the Caribbean (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This book offers detailed ethnographic studies from Africa and the Caribbean to explain AIDS in a global and comparative third-world context. The essays move beyond medical or epidemiological models, explaining the epidemic in its economic, social, political, and historical contexts.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. April 2019
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780429982057
• Artikelnr.: 56950436

Autorenporträt

George C. Bond is professor of anthropology and education at Teachers College and the Director of the Institute of African Studies, Columbia University. He is also a member of the International Advisory Committee of the HIV Center. John Kreniske is associate professor of anthropology at Hofstra University and research associate of the HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies. Ida Susser is professor of anthropology at Hunter College, City University of New York. Joan Vincent is professor of anthropology at Barnard College, Columbia University, and a member of t h e International Advisory Committee of the HIV Center.

Inhaltsangabe

PART ONE Introduction
The Anthropology of AIDS in Africa and the Caribbean
Sociocultural Aspects of AIDS in Africa: Occupational and Gender Issues
PART TWO Case Studies
AIDS in the Dominican Republic: Anthropological Reflections on the Social Nature of Disease
Community Organizing Around HIV Prevention in Rural Puerto Rico
AIDS Prevention
Treatment
and Care in Cuba
AIDS in Uganda: The First Decade
Community Based Organizations in Uganda: A Youth Initiative
Female Genital Health and the Risk of HIV Transmission
The Point of View: Perspectives on AIDS in Uganda
PART THREE Policy Issues
The HIV Epidemic as a Development Issue
Placing Women at the Center of Analysis
AIDS from Africa: A Case of Racism Vs. Science? U.S. Aid to AIDS in Africa
PART FOUR Conclusion
AIDS: Body
Mind
and History