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Unimagined community [[electronic resource] ] : sex, networks, and AIDS in Uganda and South Africa / / Robert J. Thornton
| Unimagined community [[electronic resource] ] : sex, networks, and AIDS in Uganda and South Africa / / Robert J. Thornton |
| Autore | Thornton Robert J |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2008 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (305 p.) |
| Disciplina | 614.5/993920096761 |
| Collana | California series in public anthropology |
| Soggetto topico |
AIDS (Disease) - Uganda - Epidemiology
AIDS (Disease) - South Africa - Epidemiology AIDS (Disease) - Social aspects - Uganda AIDS (Disease) - Social aspects - South Africa |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-282-36077-9
9786612360770 0-520-94265-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| 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 |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910455045003321 |
Thornton Robert J
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| Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2008 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Unimagined community [[electronic resource] ] : sex, networks, and AIDS in Uganda and South Africa / / Robert J. Thornton
| Unimagined community [[electronic resource] ] : sex, networks, and AIDS in Uganda and South Africa / / Robert J. Thornton |
| Autore | Thornton Robert J |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2008 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (305 p.) |
| Disciplina | 614.5/993920096761 |
| Collana | California series in public anthropology |
| Soggetto topico |
AIDS (Disease) - Uganda - Epidemiology
AIDS (Disease) - South Africa - Epidemiology AIDS (Disease) - Social aspects - Uganda AIDS (Disease) - Social aspects - South Africa |
| Soggetto non controllato |
20th century south african history
20th century ugandan history african history aids in africa aids prevention aids transmission aids anthropology civil society disease doctor family structure fertility rate global disaster healthcare hiv prevalence hiv individual behavior local knowledge medicine mobility omission political authority political response politics property sex sexual networks sexual transmission social status south africa uganda |
| ISBN |
1-282-36077-9
9786612360770 0-520-94265-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| 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 |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910778590103321 |
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Thornton Robert J
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| Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2008 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Unimagined community : sex, networks, and AIDS in Uganda and South Africa / / Robert J. Thornton
| Unimagined community : sex, networks, and AIDS in Uganda and South Africa / / Robert J. Thornton |
| Autore | Thornton Robert J |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2008 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (305 p.) |
| Disciplina | 614.5/993920096761 |
| Collana | California series in public anthropology |
| Soggetto topico |
AIDS (Disease) - Uganda - Epidemiology
AIDS (Disease) - South Africa - Epidemiology AIDS (Disease) - Social aspects - Uganda AIDS (Disease) - Social aspects - South Africa |
| ISBN |
1-282-36077-9
9786612360770 0-520-94265-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| 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 |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910813509003321 |
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Thornton Robert J
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| Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2008 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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