Sprache: Englisch
Verlag: The Panos Institute/Norwegian Red Cross, London England, 1990
ISBN 10: 1870670124 ISBN 13: 9781870670128
Anbieter: The London Bookworm, East Sussex, Vereinigtes Königreich
EUR 8,56
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In den WarenkorbSoft cover. Zustand: Very Good. 1st Paperback Edition. Paperback. Some numbers written in pen to inside front cover. Ten years after AIDS was first identified, it has spread to nearly every country in the world. Time and again, as the epidemic appears, it sets off fear, denial, hostility and prejudice. This book examines the differing responses across the globe to HIV/AIDS and their implications for preventing further spread of the virus. Among the topics covered are: Hostility to people with HIV/AIDS and why it arises. The HIV antibody test - a double-edged sword. HIV/AIDS in the workplace. Difference government responses to the epidemic. Shrinking travel opportunities for people with HIV. HIV/AIDS, the law and human rights. Combating discrimination. With many contributions from writers in Asia, Africa and the Americas, this book reveals the human faces behind the epidemic in each country, the legal response and organisations working the field. 320 pp. (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions ,and all types of Academic Literature.).
Anbieter: Robinson Street Books, IOBA, Binghamton, NY, USA
Verbandsmitglied: IOBA
Zustand: Very good. Prompt Shipment, shipped in Boxes, Tracking PROVIDEDVery good copy with clean pages. 8vo. 1st Trade Edition. Published in Philadelphia, 1989. 198 pages,
Sprache: Englisch
Verlag: New Society Publishers, Limited, Philadelphia, PA, U.S.A., 1989
ISBN 10: 0865711445 ISBN 13: 9780865711440
Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Reprint. 198 pages including index. Accurately summarizes the latest scientific research, and contains the most up-to-date worldwide statistics on the AIDS epidemic. Covers: the HIV virus and how it causes AIDS; the second AIDS virus HIV-2; the prospects of vaccines and effective treatments; how the virus spreads; and much more. "An authoritative and comprehensive account." - Financial Times, London.