HIV/AIDS in India: Voices from the Margins Contributor(s): Manian, Sunita (Author) |
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ISBN: 1138630519 ISBN-13: 9781138630512 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $180.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 2017 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Medical | Health Care Delivery - Social Science | Regional Studies - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - General |
Dewey: 362.196 |
LCCN: 2017001645 |
Series: Routledge Research on Gender in Asia |
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6.4" W x 9.3" (0.95 lbs) 196 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: India ranks third in the number of people living with HIV/AIDS globally. The country has high levels of poverty and inequality, poor healthcare infrastructure, especially away from the metropolitan areas, and a legacy of colonialism that bequeathed laws criminalizing non-heteronormative sexualities. These factors mean that many minority groups do not receive adequate access to preventative and treatment programs. This book explores the HIV/AIDS epidemic in India. Based on research in Tamil Nadu, it presents experiences of those marginalized by their sexuality and/ or gender, their struggles and their triumphs. Based on interviews with male and female sex-workers, men who have sex with men, aravanis (male to female transgenders) and HIV positive women--groups usually not included in the policy-making by Indian government agencies, international donors and international NGOs--the author uses an interdisciplinary approach. The approach highlights the historical and cultural context, while providing contemporary narratives. The book thus presents a deeper, multi-dimensional, understanding of the context of the disease and comprehends the roots of the stigma and discrimination that exacerbate the epidemic. An important study of the global HIV/AIDS epidemic, this book will be of interest to researchers in the field of South Asian Studies, Sexuality and Gender Studies, Health Sciences and Public Health. |