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The Return of the Neighborhood as an Urban Strategy (Paperback): Michael A. Pagano The Return of the Neighborhood as an Urban Strategy (Paperback)
Michael A. Pagano; Contributions by Andy Clarno, Teresa Cordova, Nilda Flores-Gonzalez, Pedro A. Noguera, …
R511 Discovery Miles 5 110 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

In this new volume, Michael A. Pagano curates essays focusing on the neighborhood's role in urban policy solutions. The papers emerged from dynamic discussions among policy makers, researchers, public intellectuals, and citizens at the 2014 UIC Urban Forum. As the writers show, the greater the city, the more important its neighborhoods and their distinctions. The topics focus on sustainable capital and societal investments in people and firms at the neighborhood level. Proposed solutions cover a range of possibilities for enhancing the quality of life for individuals, households, and neighborhoods. These include everything from microenterprises to factories; from social spaces for collective and social action to private facilities; from affordable housing and safety to gated communities; and from neighborhood public education to cooperative, charter, and private schools. Contributors: Andy Clarno, Teresa Cordova, Nilda Flores-Gonzalez, Pedro A. Noguera, Alice O'Connor, Mary Pattillo, Janet Smith, Nik Theodore, Elizabeth S. Todd-Breland, Stephanie Truchan, and Rachel Weber.

El Papel De Las Organizaciones Basadas En La Fe En La Prevencion Y La Atencion Del VIH En America Central (Spanish, Paperback):... El Papel De Las Organizaciones Basadas En La Fe En La Prevencion Y La Atencion Del VIH En America Central (Spanish, Paperback)
Kathryn Pitkin Derose, David E Kanouse, David P. Kennedy, Kavita Patel, Alice Taylor, …
R615 Discovery Miles 6 150 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Historicamente, las organizaciones basadas en la fe (OBF) han desempenado una funcion importante en la prestacion de servicios sociales y de salud en paises en desarrollo; sin embargo, poco se ha investigado sobre su papel en la prevencion y la atencion del VIH, particularmente en America Latina. Este trabajo describe la participacion de las OBF en el abordaje de la epidemia del VIH/sida en Belice, Guatemala y Honduras. Los autores describen la variedad de actividades que desarrollan las OBF, y analizan las ventajas y los desafios de dicha participacion, asi como las posibles acciones que las OBF pueden adoptar para mejorar su labor, tanto en forma independiente como en colaboracion con otras organizaciones, tales como los ministerios de salud.

The Moral Economy of AIDS in South Africa (Paperback, 1st ed.): Nicoli Nattrass The Moral Economy of AIDS in South Africa (Paperback, 1st ed.)
Nicoli Nattrass 1
R1,039 Discovery Miles 10 390 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Relatively few people have access to anti-retroviral treatment in South Africa, and this is justified by the government on grounds of affordability, the author addresses South Africa's contentious AIDS policy from both an economic and ethical perspective, presenting: a history of AIDS policy in South Africa; an expert analysis of the macroeconomic impact of AIDS; a delineation of the relationship between AIDS and poverty and the challenges this poses for development, inequality and social solidarity; an investigation into how a programme preventing mother-to-child transmission would be less expensive than having to treat children with AIDS-related illnesses; an exploration of the relationship between AIDS treatment and risky sexual behaviour; an economic and social case for expanded AIDS prevention and treatment intervention.

Encyclopedia of AIDS - A Social, Political, Cultural, and Scientific Record of the HIV Epidemic (Hardcover, New): Raymond A.... Encyclopedia of AIDS - A Social, Political, Cultural, and Scientific Record of the HIV Epidemic (Hardcover, New)
Raymond A. Smith
R10,773 Discovery Miles 107 730 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The "Encyclopedia of AIDS" covers all major aspects of the first 15 years of the AIDS epidemic, including the breakthroughs in treatment announced at the International AIDS Conference in July 1996. The encyclopedia provides extensive coverage of major topics in eight areas: basic science and epidemiology; transmission and prevention; pathology and treatment; impacted populations; policy and law; politics and activism; culture and society; and the global epidemic.
With more than 300 entries written by 175 specialists and illustrated with more than 100 photographs and charts, the "Encyclopedia of AIDS" is an essential reference work for students at the undergraduate and graduate levels, professionals in a wide variety of medical, service, and care fields, academics, researchers, journalists, and general readers.

The Impact of AIDS: Psychological and Social Aspects of HIV Infection (Hardcover, 3rd edition): Jose Catalan, Barbara Hedge The Impact of AIDS: Psychological and Social Aspects of HIV Infection (Hardcover, 3rd edition)
Jose Catalan, Barbara Hedge
R3,590 Discovery Miles 35 900 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This volume contains a selection of key contributions to the discussion on the psychological and social implications on HIV infection. It contains up-to-date and authoritative papers by senior practitioners and researchers in the field of the psychological and social aspects of HIV infection. The book will appeal to those involved in providing care for people with HIV infections, be they physicians and nurses or psychologists, social workers and psychiatrists, as well as those involved in preventing the spread of the HIV infection.


From the start of the HIV epidemic, the psychological and social aspects of the AIDS infection have been recognized. What could have been regarded simply as an infectious disease was soon acknowledged as a global problem that raised important issues about its transmission and prevention; economic, ethical and legal questions regarding the mental health consequences and the need for access to medical and social care.

When Someone You Know Has AIDS (Hardcover, Library binding): Anna Forbes, Mss Forbes When Someone You Know Has AIDS (Hardcover, Library binding)
Anna Forbes, Mss Forbes
R474 R371 Discovery Miles 3 710 Save R103 (22%) Out of stock

Introduces AIDS, explaining what it is, how it cannot be spread by casual contact, and how to act around someone who has it.

Victory Deferred - How AIDS Changed Gay Life in America (Hardcover, 2nd): John-Manuel Andriote Victory Deferred - How AIDS Changed Gay Life in America (Hardcover, 2nd)
John-Manuel Andriote
R837 Discovery Miles 8 370 Out of stock

There is no question that AIDS has been, and continues to be, one of the most destructive diseases of the century, taking thousands of lives, devastating communities, and exposing prejudice and bigotry. But AIDS has also been a disease of transformation--it has fueled the national gay civil rights movement, altered medical research and federal drug testing, shaken up both federal and local politics, and inspired a vast cultural outpouring. "Victory Deferred," the most comprehensive account of the epidemic in more than ten years, is the history of both the destruction and transformation wrought by AIDS.
John-Manuel Andriote chronicles the impact of the disease from the coming-out revelry of the 1970s to the post-AIDS gay community of the 1990s, showing how it has changed both individual lives and national organizations. He tells the truly remarkable story of how a health crisis pushed a disjointed jumble of local activists to become a nationally visible and politically powerful civil rights movement, a full-fledged minority group challenging the authority of some of the nation's most powerful institutions. Based on hundreds of interviews with those at the forefront of the medical, political, and cultural
responses to the disease, "Victory Deferred" artfully blends personal narratives with institutional histories and organizational politics to show how AIDS forced gay men from their closets and ghettos into the hallways of power to lobby and into the streets to protest.
Andriote, who has been at the center of national advocacy and AIDS politics in Washington, is judicious without being uncritical, and his account of the political maturation of the gay community is one of the most stirring civil rights stories of our time.
"Victory Deferred" draws on hundreds of original interviews, including first-hand accounts from: Virginia Apuzzo, Reverend Carl Bean, Marcus Conant, M.D., John D'Emilio, Anthony Fauci, M.D, Fenton Johnson, Larry Kramer, Lawrence D. Mass, M.D., Armistead Maupin, Walt Odets, Torie Osborn, Eric Rofes, Urvashi Vaid, Timothy Westmoreland, and Reggie Williams.
" "Victory Deferred"] is a richly textured account of the rise of the AIDS sector, that though detailed and comprehensive, reads quickly. The thematic organization of the book works especially well. The clear chronology of the events reveals how competing models of service delivery, treatment activism and private-public cooperation were subsumed into a national AIDS movement. The book should prove excellent for teaching or recreational reading."--Jose Gabilondo, "Washington Post"
" A] fine history of the epidemic. . . . Andriote shines with chapters on less-covered but no less important subjects, including the multibillion-dollar 'AIDS industry' and private fund-raising groups. He brings together in one place many facts and figures heretofore unsynthesized."--Joe R. Neel, "Boston Globe"
"While many books have explored aspects of the impact of AIDS, "Victory Deferred" is among the most comprehensive. Andriote's adroit integration of the personal and the historical results is an illustrative, analytical account of the disease and its impact on the gay civil-rights movement. His depiction of the poignant struggles, heroic responses and resultant social and political gains emanating from AIDS is a perceptive document for our time--relevant to all readers, regardless of their sexual orientation."--John R. Killacky, "Minneapolis Star Tribune"
" A] well-researched and nuanced portrait of the many lives on which this grave disease has wrought both destruction and transformation."--"Publishers Weekly"
"Andriote combines broad strokes and telling details in this engaging history of the complicated war against both disease and bigotry."--"Library Journal"

AIDS - The Making of a Chronic Disease (Hardcover): Elizabeth Fee, Daniel M. Fox AIDS - The Making of a Chronic Disease (Hardcover)
Elizabeth Fee, Daniel M. Fox
R1,992 R1,608 Discovery Miles 16 080 Save R384 (19%) Out of stock

When AIDS was first recognized in 1981, most experts believed that is was a plague, a virulent unexpected disease. They throught AIDS, as a plague, would resemble the great epidemics of the past: it would be devastating but would soon subside, perhaps never to return. By the middle 1980s, however, it became increasingly clear that AIDS was a chronic infection, not a classic plague.;In this follow-up to "AIDS: The Burden of History", the editors present essays that describe how AIDS has come to be regarded as a chronic disease. Representing diverse fields and professions, the 23 contributors to this work use historical methods to analyze politics and public policy, human rights issues, and the changing populations with HIV infection. They examine the federal government's testing of drugs for cancer and HIV and show how the policy makers' choice of a specific historical model (chronic disease versus plague) affected their decisions.;A photo essay reveals the strength of women from various backgrounds and lifestyles who are coping with HIV. An account of the complex relationships of the gay community to AIDS is included. Finally, several contributors provide a sampling of international perspectives on the impact of AIDS in other nations.

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