AIDS Sexuality and Gender in Africa: Collective Strategies and Struggles in Tanzania and Zambia (Social Aspects of AIDS)

Synopsis

While there is a growing list of publications devoted to the AIDS epidemic, Africa, with two-thirds of the world's cases, still receives scant attention. This book may change the way we think about AIDS and how it is being addressed in Africa and the rest of the world.The book draws on first-hand research and in-depth investigations carried out by a team of researchers from Britain, Zambia and Tanzania, and focuses on the gendered aspect of the struggle against AIDS.The authors study the severity of the epidemic and the threat it poses to the population and society in Tanzania and Zambia. They argue that the success of strategies against the spread of AIDS in Africa rests on their recognition of existing gendered power relations and that this success might be enhanced if the strategies are built on existing organisational skills and practices, especially among women. Their conclusions have repercussions for all countries around the world, and especially the rest of Africa.

Copyright:

2000

Book Details

Book Quality:

Publisher Quality

ISBN-13:

9781135434083

Related ISBNs:

9780203495292, 9781841420240, 9781841420240, 9781841420271, 9781841420271

Publisher:

Taylor and Francis

Date of Addition:

06/07/20

Copyrighted By:

Carolyn Baylies, Janet Bujra

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Has Image Descriptions:

No

Categories:

Nonfiction, Social Studies, Medicine

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Bookshare Staff

Usage Restrictions:

This is a copyrighted book.

Edited by:

Carolyn Baylies

Edited by:

Janet Bujra