The African AIDS epidemic : a history / / John Iliffe

• Autore: Iliffe John
• 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