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1001376
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b755746
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AIDS in Africa and the Caribbean /\ edited by George C. Bond [and others].
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| Publication Statement
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Boulder, Colo. :: Westview Press,, 1997.
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xv, 234 pages ;; 24 cm
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| ISBN
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0813328780
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: 0813328799
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: 9780813328782
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: 9780813328799
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| Notes
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Based on a conference held in New York in November 1991.
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-217) and index.
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| Contents
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The anthropology of AIDS in Africa and the Caribbean / George C. Bond [and others] -- Sociocultural aspects of AIDS in Africa: occupational and gender issues / Anne V. Akeroyd -- AIDS in the Dominican Republic: anthropological reflections on the social nature of disease / John Kreniske -- Community organizing around HIV prevention in rural Puerto Rico / Ida Susser and John Kreniske -- AIDS prevention, treatment, and care in Cuba / Sarah Santana -- AIDS in Uganda: the first decade / George C. Bond and Joan Vincent -- Community based organizations in Uganda: a youth initiative / George C. Bond and Joan Vincent -- Female genital health and the risk of HIV transmission / Regina McNamara -- The point of view: perspectives on AIDS in Uganda / Maryinez Lyons -- The HIV epidemic as a development issue / Elizabeth Reid -- Placing women at the center of analysis / Elizabeth Reid -- AIDS from Africa: a case of racism vs. science? / Rosalind J. Harrison-Chirimuuta and Richard C. Chirimuuta -- U.S. aid to AIDS in Africa / Meredeth Turshen -- AIDS: body, mind, and history / Shirley Lindenbaum.
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| Abstract
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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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AIDS (Disease)-- Africa.
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AIDS (Disease)-- Caribbean Area.
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Medical anthropology-- Africa.
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Medical anthropology-- Caribbean Area.
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Sida-- Afrique.
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Sida-- Caraïbes (Région)
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44.78 immunological diseases.
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44.78 immunological diseases.
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AIDS (Disease)
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Anthropologie médicale-- Afrique-- Congrès.
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Anthropologie médicale-- Région caraïbe-- Congrès.
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Aufsatzsammlung
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Comparaison transculturelle.
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HIV-Infektion
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Medical anthropology.
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Sida-- Afrique-- Congrès.
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Sida-- Région caraïbe-- Congrès.
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Syndrome d'immunodéficience acquise-- Afrique.
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AIDS.
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Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome-- ethnology.
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AIDS.
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Caribisch gebied.
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Cross-Cultural Comparison.
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Health Policy.
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Socioeconomic Factors.
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Africa, ethnology.
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Caribbean Region, ethnology.
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Africa.
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Afrika
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Caribbean Area.
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Karibik
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| Dewey Classification
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614.5/99392/096
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| LC Classification
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RA644.A25A36346 1997
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1997 E-516
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WC 503.4 HA1A2883 1997
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44.78bcl
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| Added Entry
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Bond, George C.
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