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The AIDS Notebooks
Stephen Schecter
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Description for The AIDS Notebooks
Hardback.
This book reflects on the meaning of contemporary life in the light of diverse social reactions to AIDS. Drawing on personal interviews with gay men in Montreal, newspaper reports, government action, historical parallels, and other social facts, the author shows what the AIDS phenomenon can reveal about the nature of current reality. Intimate dimensions of experience are explored in order to understand the medical definition of human life, the 'post-modern' character of the contemporary period, and the pervasive influence of technique. The social analysis of AIDS is interwoven with personal, literary, and philosophical reflections that rebound onto ... Read more
This book reflects on the meaning of contemporary life in the light of diverse social reactions to AIDS. Drawing on personal interviews with gay men in Montreal, newspaper reports, government action, historical parallels, and other social facts, the author shows what the AIDS phenomenon can reveal about the nature of current reality. Intimate dimensions of experience are explored in order to understand the medical definition of human life, the 'post-modern' character of the contemporary period, and the pervasive influence of technique. The social analysis of AIDS is interwoven with personal, literary, and philosophical reflections that rebound onto ... Read more
Product Details
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
State University of New York Press New York
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1990
Number of Pages
166
Place of Publication
Albany, NY, United States
ISBN
9780791403334
SKU
KNH0008812
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Ref
99-1
About Stephen Schecter
Stephen Schecter is a Professor of Sociology at the Université du Québec à Montréal.
Reviews for The AIDS Notebooks
"Stephen Schecter has written a powerful account of the AIDS epidemic. The AIDS Notebooks brings together history, AIDS information, and humanistic perspectives for the reader. His writing style is vivid, realistic, and engaging. This book is mandatory reading for all of us concerned about this epidemic." — A. Gene Copello, Vanderbilt AIDS Project