| AIDS and South Africa: The Social Expression of a Pandemic 2004 Edition Contributor(s): Kauffman, K. (Editor), Lindauer, D. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1403932565 ISBN-13: 9781403932563 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $47.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2003 Annotation: The HIV/AIDS pandemic striking South Africa is of historic proportions. More people are living with AIDS in South Africa than in any other country in the world. Just in the past decade, the life expectancy in South Africa has dropped from 67 to 43 years. The social and economic impact of this disease is hard to overstate. However, what is striking is the paucity of thoughtful, reflective scholarship and writing on the subject." AIDS and South Africa: The Social Expression of a Pandemic" addresses the economic, social and cultural impact of HIV/AIDS as it relates to South African society. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Medical | Aids & Hiv - History | Africa - South - Republic Of South Africa - Social Science | Sociology - General |
| Dewey: 362.196 |
| LCCN: 2003053656 |
| Physical Information: 0.48" H x 5.42" W x 8.5" (0.62 lbs) 195 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Southern Africa |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The HIV/AIDS pandemic striking South Africa is of historic proportions. More people are living with AIDS in South Africa than in any other country in the world. Just in the past decade, the life expectancy in South Africa has dropped from 67 to 43 years. The social and economic impact of this disease is hard to overstate. However, what is striking is the paucity of thoughtful, reflective scholarship and writing on the subject. AIDS and South Africa: The Social Expression of a Pandemic addresses the economic, social and cultural impact of HIV/AIDS as it relates to South African society. |