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The AIDS Pandemic in Latin America
Shawn C. Smallman
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Description for The AIDS Pandemic in Latin America
Paperback. Shows how the varying histories and cultures of the nations of Latin America have influenced the course of the HIV/AIDS pandemic. This work demonstrates that a disease spread in an intimate manner is profoundly shaped by impersonal forces. It explains that in Latin America the AIDS pandemic has fractured into a series of subepidemics. Num Pages: 304 pages, 9 illustrations, 2 maps, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KL; JFFH2; MBNS. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 435.
Of the more than 40 million people around the world currently living with HIV/AIDS, two million live in Latin America and the Caribbean. In an engaging chronicle illuminated by his travels in the region, Shawn Smallman shows how the varying histories and cultures of the nations of Latin America have influenced the course of the pandemic. He demonstrates that a disease spread in an intimate manner is profoundly shaped by impersonal forces. In Latin America, Smallman explains, the AIDS pandemic has fractured into a series of subepidemics, driven by different factors in each country. Examining cultural issues and public policies ... Read more
Of the more than 40 million people around the world currently living with HIV/AIDS, two million live in Latin America and the Caribbean. In an engaging chronicle illuminated by his travels in the region, Shawn Smallman shows how the varying histories and cultures of the nations of Latin America have influenced the course of the pandemic. He demonstrates that a disease spread in an intimate manner is profoundly shaped by impersonal forces. In Latin America, Smallman explains, the AIDS pandemic has fractured into a series of subepidemics, driven by different factors in each country. Examining cultural issues and public policies ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
Chapel Hill, United States
ISBN
9780807857960
SKU
V9780807857960
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About Shawn C. Smallman
Shawn Smallman is vice provost for instruction, dean of undergraduate studies, and professor of international studies at Portland State University.
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