| Black Death: AIDS in Africa Contributor(s): Hunter, Susan (Author) |
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ISBN: 1403967172 ISBN-13: 9781403967176 Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin OUR PRICE: $17.99 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2004 Annotation: To the surprise of many, George W. Bush pledged $10 billion to combat AIDS in developing nations. Noted specialist Susan Hunter tells the untold story of AIDS in Africa, home to 80 percent of the 40 million people in the world currently infected with HIV. She weaves together the history of colonialism in Africa, an insider's take on the reluctance of drug companies to provide cheap medication and vaccines in poor countries, and personal anecdotes from the 20 years she spent in Africa working on the AIDS crisis. Taken together, these strands make it unmistakably clear that a history of the exploitation of developing nations by the West is directly responsible for the spread of disease in developing nations and the AIDS pandemic in Africa. Hunter looks at what Africans are already doing on the ground level to combat AIDS, and what the world can and must do to help. Accessibly written and hard-hitting, "Black Death" brings the staggering statistics to life and paints for the first time a stunning picture of the most important political issue today. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | International Relations - General - History | Africa - General - Political Science | World - African |
| Dewey: 362.196 |
| LCCN: 2003055378 |
| Physical Information: 0.66" H x 6.1" W x 9.2" (0.79 lbs) 256 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - African - Sex & Gender - Feminine - Topical - AIDS - Topical - Health & Fitness |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: To the surprise of many, George W. Bush pledged $10 billion to combat AIDS in developing nations. Noted specialist Susan Hunter tells the untold story of AIDS in Africa, home to 80 percent of the 40 million people in the world currently infected with HIV. She weaves together the history of colonialism in Africa, an insider's take on the reluctance of drug companies to provide cheap medication and vaccines in poor countries, and personal anecdotes from the 20 years she spent in Africa working on the AIDS crisis. Taken together, these strands make it unmistakably clear that a history of the exploitation of developing nations by the West is directly responsible for the spread of disease in developing nations and the AIDS pandemic in Africa. Hunter looks at what Africans are already doing on the ground level to combat AIDS, and what the world can and must do to help. Accessibly written and hard-hitting, Black Death brings the staggering statistics to life and paints for the first time a stunning picture of the most important political issue today. |
Contributor Bio(s): Hunter, Susan: - Susan Hunter is an independent consultant to world health organizations (UNAIDS, UNICEF, USAID). She is the author of Black Death (Palgrave Macmillan 2003), selected by the London Times online as one of the top five books on AIDS ever written. She lives in upstate New York. |