| AIDS, Rhetoric, and Medical Knowledge Contributor(s): Preda, Alex (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521837707 ISBN-13: 9780521837705 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $71.24 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 2004 Annotation: Examining the formation of scientific knowledge about the AIDS epidemic in the 1980s, Alex Preda highlights the metaphors, narratives, and classifications which framed scientific hypotheses about the nature of the infectious agent and its transmission. Preda compares these arguments with those used in the scientific analysis of SARS. He demonstrates how scientific knowledge about epidemics is shaped by cultural narratives and categories of social thought through a detailed review of biomedical publications. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Medical | Aids & Hiv - Medical | Epidemiology |
| Dewey: 362.196 |
| LCCN: 2004045757 |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 6.2" W x 9.1" (1.25 lbs) 290 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Contributor Bio(s): Preda, Alex: - Dr Alex Preda is Professor of Sociology at the University of Konstanz. He has taught at the universities of Bielefeld and Konstanz, Germany. He is co-editor of The Sociology of Financial Markets. This is his first book. |