When bodies remember: experiences and politics of AIDS in South Africa

When bodies remember experiences and politics of AIDS in South Africa

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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Main Author: Fassin, Didier
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berkeley University of California Press 2007
Edition:1
Series:California series in public anthropology
Subjects:
AIDS (Disease)
Anthropology
Government policy
Political aspects
Social aspects
South Africa
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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.
ISBN:0520940458
9780520940451
9780520250277
0520250273
9780520244672
0520244672
DOI:10.1525/california/9780520244672.001.0001