When bodies remember : experiences and politics of AIDS in South Africa / Didier Fassin ; translated by Amy Jacobs and Gabrielle Varro.
In this book, France's leading medical anthropologist takes on one of the most tragic stories of the global AIDS crisis - the failure of the ANC government to stem the tide of the AIDS epidemic in South Africa. Didier Fassin traces the deep roots of the AIDS crisis to apartheid and, before that...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English French |
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Berkeley :
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c2007.
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| Series: | California series in public anthropology
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| Summary: | In this book, France's leading medical anthropologist takes on one of the most tragic stories of the global AIDS crisis - the failure of the ANC government to stem the tide of the AIDS epidemic in South Africa. Didier Fassin traces the deep roots of the AIDS crisis to apartheid and, before that, to the colonial period. |
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| Item Description: | Acquisitions record Format: Paperback |
| Physical Description: | xxiv, 365 p. cm. |
| Audience: | Tertiary/Undergraduate. Postgraduate. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 329-351) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780520244672 (alk. paper) 0520244672 (alk. paper) 9780520250277 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0520250273 (pbk. : alk. paper) |