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AIDS in the UK
Virginia Berridge
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Description for AIDS in the UK
Paperback. This volume records the speed and nature of the public and official response to AIDS in the UK, describing how, in less than 15 years, a network of organizations developed, devoted to the study, containment and treatment of this new, critical disease. Num Pages: 404 pages, line figures, tables. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; JFFH2; MBN; MBX; MJCJ2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 24. Weight in Grams: 550.
Fifteen years ago the AIDS `epidemic' did not exist on the public agenda. In just over a decade the public and official response to the disease has resulted in the development of a whole network of organizations devoted to the study, containment, and practical treatment of AIDS. In this important and original analysis of AIDS policy, Virginia Berridge examines the speed and nature of the official (and unofficial) response to this new and critical historical event. The policy reaction in Britain passed through three stages. From 1981-1986 the outbreak of a new contagious disease led to public alarm and ... Read more
Fifteen years ago the AIDS `epidemic' did not exist on the public agenda. In just over a decade the public and official response to the disease has resulted in the development of a whole network of organizations devoted to the study, containment, and practical treatment of AIDS. In this important and original analysis of AIDS policy, Virginia Berridge examines the speed and nature of the official (and unofficial) response to this new and critical historical event. The policy reaction in Britain passed through three stages. From 1981-1986 the outbreak of a new contagious disease led to public alarm and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
404
Condition
New
Number of Pages
404
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780198204732
SKU
V9780198204732
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Ref
99-1
About Virginia Berridge
Virginia Berridge is Reader in History at the Health Promotion Sciences Unit, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, University of London.
Reviews for AIDS in the UK
serves as a model of how contemporary history should be professionally addressed ... it has successfully accumulated evidence from a wide range of sources and respondents in order to recreate the confusion, jealousies, excitement and anxieties of those involved in formulating and implementing AIDS policy ... the book triumphantly reaffirms the relevance of social history to current policy.
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