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Author: Stephen J. Inrig
Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press
Imprint: The University of North Carolina Press
Dimensions:
Width: 15.60cm
, Height: 1.80cm
, Length: 23.50cm
Weight: 0.454kg
ISBN: 9781469618838
ISBN 10: 1469618834
Pages: 224
Publication Date: 01 August 2014
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
Provides a template for understanding the current epidemic in the South, and in Black communities nationwide.--American Quarterly Inrig's clearly written study deftly integrates demographic, medical, and social history to show how health policy is formed. It will be a key resource for scholars in the history of medicine and public policy and for all who wish to better understand the complexities of the AIDS crisis.--Journal of American History Impeccably detailed and incisive. . . a timely addition to the growing literature on AIDS. . . . This book will be of especial interest to social historians with an interest in the interaction between disease and poverty.--Vesalius Thanks to this lively book, the history of AIDS and the heroism of its first victims and their supporters will never be forgotten.--Journal of Southern History
Impeccably detailed and incisive. . . a timely addition to the growing literature on AIDS. . . . This book will be of especial interest to social historians with an interest in the interaction between disease and poverty. -- Vesalius
Inrig's clearly written study deftly integrates demographic, medical, and social history to show how health policy is formed. It will be a key resource for scholars in the history of medicine and public policy and for all who wish to better understand the complexities of the AIDS crisis.--<i>Journal of American History</i>
Provides a template for understanding the current epidemic in the South, and in Black communities nationwide.--American Quarterly Thanks to this lively book, the history of AIDS and the heroism of its first victims and their supporters will never be forgotten.--Journal of Southern History Inrig's clearly written study deftly integrates demographic, medical, and social history to show how health policy is formed. It will be a key resource for scholars in the history of medicine and public policy and for all who wish to better understand the complexities of the AIDS crisis.--Journal of American History Impeccably detailed and incisive. . . a timely addition to the growing literature on AIDS. . . . This book will be of especial interest to social historians with an interest in the interaction between disease and poverty.--Vesalius
Author Information
Stephen J. Inrig is assistant professor of clinical science at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas. He received his Ph.D. from Duke University and had a fellowship at the Center for the Study of the American South at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill from 2007 to 2008.
