Unimagined community [[electronic resource] ] : sex, networks, and AIDS in Uganda and South Africa / / Robert J. Thornton

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910455045003321
• Autore: Thornton Robert J
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2008
• ISBN: 1-282-36077-9; 9786612360770; 0-520-94265-5
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (305 p.)
• Collana: California series in public anthropology ; ; 20
• Disciplina: 614.5/993920096761
• Soggetti: AIDS (Disease) - Uganda - Epidemiology; AIDS (Disease) - South Africa - Epidemiology; AIDS (Disease) - Social aspects - Uganda; AIDS (Disease) - Social aspects - South Africa; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 257-274) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Front matter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Note on Ethnic Names and Languages -- Preface -- 1. Introduction: Meaning and Structure in the Study of AIDS -- 2. Comparing Uganda and South Africa: Sexual Networks, Family Structure, and Property -- 3. The Social Determinants of Sexual Network Configuration -- 4. The Tightening Chain: Civil Society and Uganda's Response to HIV/AIDS -- 5. AIDS in Uganda: Years of Chaos and Recovery -- 6. Siliimu as Native Category: AIDS as Local Knowledge in Uganda -- 7. The Indigenization of AIDS: Governance and the Political Response in Uganda -- 8. South Africa's Struggle: The Omission and Commission of Truth about AIDS -- 9. Imagining AIDS: South Africa's Viral Politics -- 10. Flows of Sexual Substance: The Sexual Network in South Africa -- 11. Preventing AIDS: A New Paradigm for a New Strategy -- Notes -- References -- Index
• Sommario/riassunto: This groundbreaking work, with its unique anthropological approach, sheds new light on a central conundrum surrounding AIDS in Africa. Robert J. Thornton explores why HIV prevalence fell during the 1990's in Uganda despite that country's having one of Africa's highest fertility ; rates, while during the same period HIV prevalence rose in South Africa, the country with Africa's lowest fertility rate. Thornton finds that culturally and socially determined differences in the structure of sexual networks-rather than changes in individual behavior-were responsible for these radical differences in HIV prevalence. Incorporating such factors as property, mobility, social status, and political authority into our understanding of AIDS transmission, Thornton's analysis also suggests new avenues for fighting the disease worldwide.

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• Record Nr.: UNISA996387534403316
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London, : Printed by Luke Norton, 1642
• Descrizione fisica: 6 [i.e. 8] p
• Altri autori (Persone): Rupert, Prince, Count Palatine, <1619-1682.>
• Soggetti: Great Britain History Civil War, 1642-1649 Early works to 1800
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Reproduction of original in the British Library.
• Sommario/riassunto: eebo-0018

TV antiquity : swords, sandals, blood and sand / / Sylvie Magerstädt

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910793596603321
• Autore: Magerstädt Sylvie <1976-, >
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Manchester, UK : , : Manchester University Press, , [2018]; Manchester, UK : , : Manchester University Press, , 2019; ©2019
• ISBN: 1-5261-0006-1; 1-5261-0007-X
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (255 pages) : illustrations; digital file(s)
• Collana: The television series
• Disciplina: 791.45658
• Soggetti: Historical television programs - History and criticism; Civilization, Ancient, on television; Television Studies; Television; PERFORMING ARTS - Television - History & Criticism; Ancient Greece
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Also issued in print: 2019.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references, filmography and index.
• Nota di contenuto: part I. The ancient world as serial television drama -- part II. Pepla and politics : the emergence of a television genre (1960s) -- Case study 1 The Caesars (1968) -- Case study 2 Odissea/The Odyssey (1968) -- part III. Costumes and censorship : the BBC's Roman Empire (1970s) -- Case study 3 I, Claudius (1976) -- Case study 4 The Eagle of the Ninth (1977) -- part IV. Cult and kitsch : Graeco-Roman myths on US television (1980s-90s) -- Case study 5 The Last Days of Pompeii (1984) -- Case study 6 Hercules : the legendary journeys (1995-99) -- part V. Expanse and spectacle : the postmillennial revival of a genre -- Case study 7 Rome (2005-8) -- Case study 8 STARZ Spartacus (2010-13) -- Conclusion : what is the future of TV antiquity?
• Sommario/riassunto: TV antiquity explores representations of ancient Greece and Rome throughout television history. The first comprehensive overview of the 'swords and sandals' genre on the small screen, it argues that these shows offer a distinct perspective on the ancient world. The book ; traces the historic development of fictional representations of antiquity from the staged black-and-white shows of the 1950s and 1960s to the most recent digital spectacles. One of its key insights is that the structure of serial television is at times better suited to exploring the complex mythic and historic plots of antiquity. Featuring a range of case studies, from popular serials like I, Claudius (1976) and Rome (2005-8) to lesser known works like The Caesars (1968) and The Eagle of the Ninth (1976), the book illustrates how broader cultural, political and economic issues have over time influenced the representation of antiquity on television.