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The End of Innocence - Britain in the Time of AIDS (Paperback, Main)
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The End of Innocence - Britain in the Time of AIDS (Paperback, Main)
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Loot Price R285
Discovery Miles 2 850
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** With a new introduction by Russell T Davies ** A new edition of
the award-winning, ground-breaking account of the early AIDS crisis
in Britain. 'A remarkable journalistic achievement.' Time Out
'Powerful . . . Indispensable.' Observer 'Superb.' London Review of
Books Winner of the Somerset Maugham Prize How does a country
control a virus that is killing increasing numbers of people? How
does a government contain an epidemic spread by sex, drug use and
blood products? And how does a population react when told that
everyone is at risk from infection? By 1986, when the British
Government woke up to the problem of AIDS, it estimated that 30,000
people had already been infected with HIV. Why was it so slow to
act? Would the situation have been different if most of those
affected had not been gay men? Award-winning journalist Simon
Garfield presents a story of political intrigue, of panic and
hysteria, of wasted opportunities and of a medical battle conducted
against seemingly impossible odds. Including interviews with key
figures in the fight against the virus as well as those facing
personal devastation and prejudice, The End of Innocence is an
important and powerful story, compellingly told. Features a new
afterword by the author.
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