The African AIDS epidemic : a history / / John Iliffe
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| Autore: |
Iliffe John
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| Titolo: |
The African AIDS epidemic : a history / / John Iliffe
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| Pubblicazione: | Athens, Ohio ; ; Oxford, [England] ; ; Cape Town, [South Africa] : , : Ohio University Press : , : James Currey : , : Double Storey, , 2016 |
| ©2006 | |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (225 pages) |
| Disciplina: | 614.5/993920096 |
| Soggetto topico: | AIDS (Disease) - Africa - History |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Intentions -- Origins -- Epidemic in Western Equatorial Africa -- The drive to the East -- The conquest of the South -- The penetration of the West -- Causation: a synthesis -- Responses from above -- Views from below -- NGOs & the evolution of care -- Death & the household -- The epidemic matures -- Containment -- Conclusion. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | This history of the African AIDS epidemic is a much-needed, accessibly written historical account of the most serious epidemiological catastrophe of modern times. The African AIDS Epidemic: A History answers President Thabo Mbeki's provocative question as to why Africa has suffered this terrible epidemic. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | The African AIDS epidemic |
| ISBN: | 0-8214-4273-2 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910164932903321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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