1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910961621803321

Titolo

HIV/AIDS in Russia and Eurasia : Volume I / / by J. Twigg

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Palgrave Macmillan US : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2006

ISBN

9786611362904

9781281362902

1281362905

9780230603394

0230603394

Edizione

[1st ed. 2006.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (238 p.)

Collana

HIV/AIDS in Russia and Eurasia ; ; 1

Altri autori (Persone)

TwiggJudyth L

Disciplina

362.196/979200947

Soggetti

Europe - Politics and government

Social medicine

Europe - History

Sociology

Social structure

Equality

European Politics

Medical Sociology

European History

Social Structure

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.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; List of Tables; List of Figures; Foreword; Introduction; 1 The Early Days of the HIV/AIDS Epidemic in the Former Soviet Union; 2 Russian Politics and HIV/AIDS: The Institutional and Leadership Sources of an Inadequate Policy; 3 NGOs and HIV in Russia: Lessons from a Unique Case Study; 4 The Economic Impact of HIV/AIDS in Russia: Current Trends and Perspectives; 5 Has the Window of Opportunity Closed? The Contributions of Bilateral Donors Supporting HIV/AIDS Activities in Russia and Eurasia

6 International Donor Support to the Eastern Europe and Central Asia



Region: Opportunities and Challenges7 HIV and Drug Use in Eurasia; 8 Rights and Lessons Scorned: Human Rights and HIV/AIDS in Russia and Eurasia; 9 AIDS and Security in Russia; Notes on Contributors; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Russia and a few other Eurasian countries have been home to the fastest growing epidemics of HIV in the world over the last several years. This volume offers country-specific accounts, authored by the leading players in the analysis of the situation and the fight against the virus.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910963934703321

Autore

Anderson Graham

Titolo

King Arthur in antiquity / / Graham Anderson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 2004

ISBN

1-134-37201-9

0-415-55500-0

0-203-58303-5

1-280-07411-6

1-134-37202-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (221 p.)

Disciplina

398.2/0942

Soggetti

Tales - Greece - History and criticism

Britons - Kings and rulers

Arthurian romances

Legends - Greece

Great Britain Civilization Greek influences

Great Britain History To 1066 Folklore

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. 193-200) and index.

Nota di contenuto

BOOK COVER; TITLE; COPYRIGHT; CONTENTS

Sommario/riassunto

<P>This original and compelling study argues against the traditional identification of Arthur as a king in Celtic Britain. Instead, Graham Anderson explores the evidence for two much older figures, known to



classical writers as kings of Arcadia and Lydia, over a millenium before.</P><P>He shows how these kings can be clearly connected with traditional Arthurian characters and adventure, including an ancient Gawain, a Lady of Shallott, and a predecessor of Excalibur, and shows that the Arthurian universe found in Welsh tales and French romances is already anticipated in these earliest of Arthur