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OverviewThis book explains how issues of governance lie at the heart of understanding and combating the HIV/AIDS crisis in Africa. It reviews the debates surrounding the root causes of the pandemic and its continuing proliferation and examines the local and global socio-political forces that have contributed to the spread and impact of the disease. Full Product DetailsAuthor: A. FlintPublisher: Palgrave Macmillan Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan Dimensions: Width: 14.00cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 21.60cm Weight: 0.415kg ISBN: 9780230221420ISBN 10: 0230221424 Pages: 211 Publication Date: 28 January 2011 Audience: College/higher education , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Awaiting stock The supplier is currently out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out for you. Table of ContentsIntroduction Sex and Disease: A Historical Perspective The Origins of HIV/AIDS Gender, Violence and the spread of HIV/AIDS Policymaking, Dissidents and Denialists Traditional Medicine and the Politics of the 'Witchcraft' Paradigm The International Response: Multilateral and Unilateral Approaches Morality, Behavioural Change and the Search for a 'Social Vaccine' Governance, the International Trading System and Access to Antiretrovirals ConclusionReviewsAuthor InformationADRIAN FLINT Lecturer in Development Poltics at the University of Bristol, UK. Originally from South Africa, he has also taught at the University of Dundee, UK, and the University of St Andrews, UK. He is the author of Trade, Poverty and the Environment: The EU, Cotonou and the African-Caribbean-Pacific Bloc. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |