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The Wisdom Of Whores: Bureaucrats, Brothels And The Business Of Aids
Elizabeth Pisani
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Description for The Wisdom Of Whores: Bureaucrats, Brothels And The Business Of Aids
Paperback. Presents a riveting expose of the AIDS industry and a penetrating analysis of where we've gone wrong. This book explains how we could shut down HIV in most of the world with a few simple steps, with less money than we already have. Num Pages: 400 pages, map. BIC Classification: JFFH2; JFMX; MBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 27. Weight in Grams: 290.
In The Wisdom of Whores, epidemiologist Elizabeth Pisani brings honesty, wit and startling pragmatism to the tawdry front lines of sex and drugs. She explains how we could shut down HIV in most of the world with a few simple steps, with less money than we already have spent. We could do it now. But shockingly, it isn't happening. From the backstreets to the boardrooms, politics, ideology and cash have bulldozed through scientific evidence and common sense. The Wisdom of Whores is both a riveting exposé of the Aids industry and a penetrating analysis of where we've gone wrong.
In The Wisdom of Whores, epidemiologist Elizabeth Pisani brings honesty, wit and startling pragmatism to the tawdry front lines of sex and drugs. She explains how we could shut down HIV in most of the world with a few simple steps, with less money than we already have spent. We could do it now. But shockingly, it isn't happening. From the backstreets to the boardrooms, politics, ideology and cash have bulldozed through scientific evidence and common sense. The Wisdom of Whores is both a riveting exposé of the Aids industry and a penetrating analysis of where we've gone wrong.
Product Details
Publisher
Granta Books
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
Weight
292g
Number of Pages
400
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781847080769
SKU
V9781847080769
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About Elizabeth Pisani
Elizabeth Pisani studied Chinese at Oxford before working as a foreign correspondent for Reuters, the Economist and the Asia Times. She has an MSc in Medical Demography and a PHD in Infectious Disease Epidemiology.She has worked in the field of HIV prevention for a decade, for organisations including UNAIDS, WHO and Family Health International.
Reviews for The Wisdom Of Whores: Bureaucrats, Brothels And The Business Of Aids
[A] rollicking, eye-opening, hilarious account of the underbelly of international AIDS research ... Forget everything you've ever gleaned from boilerplate stories about AIDS research: The Wisdom of Whores vibrates with "I've been there" authenticity
Philadelphia Enquirer
An absorbing read ... Her book has freshness, charm and innocence, reminding us of the core elements that remain at the heart ... Read more
Philadelphia Enquirer
An absorbing read ... Her book has freshness, charm and innocence, reminding us of the core elements that remain at the heart ... Read more