When Bodies Remember: Experiences and Politics of AIDS in South Africa Volume 15

by Didier Fassin

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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.

One person in ten is infected with HIV in South Africa, and President Thabo Mbeki has initiated a global controversy by funding...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0520250273

ISBN13:9780520250277

Release Date:March 2007

Publisher:University of California Press

Length:390 Pages

Weight:1.35 lbs.

Dimensions:1.0" x 6.5" x 9.0"

Related Subjects

Administration & Medicine Economics Administration & Policy Africa Anthropology General Health Care Delivery History Medical Medical Books Medicine Politics & Social Sciences Social Science Social Sciences South Africa

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