Author

Contributions

  • Archer, David. - Contributor
  • ActionAid (Organization) - Contributor

Publication

2008 - Pluto Press, London, England

Language

English

Word Count

40,500 words, Guess

Page Count

162 pages

Identifiers

and 11 more
  • ISBN-139780745327334
  • ISBN-139780745327327
  • ISBN-139781770095823
  • LibraryThing8777645
  • Library of Congress Control Number2009285477
  • OCLC Control Number182039454
  • Better World Books9780745327327
  • Better World Books9780745327334
  • Better World BooksKL-651-707
  • Better World Books9781770095823
  • Open LibraryOL23235938M

Classifications

  • LCCRA643.8 .B65 2008
  • LCCRA643.8
  • LCCRA643.8.B65 2008
and 1 more
  • LCCRA644.A25 B65 2008

Description

AIDS kills over two million people every year and nearly 33 million people are infected with HIV worldwide. However, HIV prevention has slipped down the international agenda and meaningful attempts to tackle it are hampered by religious ideology and power struggles. This book brings together stories from around the world that explore and expose the underlying 'politics of prevention' which deny millions of people life-saving education. The larger issues and trends in the global fight against AIDS are also studied, including the rise of the controversial abstinence-only movement in the US, which is now being exported to Africa. In response to the unfavourable political climate, those worst affected by the crisis are becoming politicised in order to overcome the inertia in the international community and take truly effective action against AIDS.

Subjects

Other Editions

  • The politics of prevention: a global crisis in AIDS and educationPluto Press2008-01-01

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