Disease and democracy the industrialized world faces AIDS - Baldwin, Peter (University of California Press, 2005)
Includes bibliographical references and index
Bodily fluids and citizenship -- What came first -- Fighting the last war : traditional public health strategies and AIDS -- Patients into prisoners : responsibility, crime, and health -- Discrimination and its discontents : protecting the victims -- Every man his own quarantine officer : the voluntary approach -- The polymorphous politics of prevention -- To die laughing : gays and other interest groups -- Vox populi suprema lex est : expertise, authority, and democracy -- Clio intervenes : the effect of the past on public health -- Liberty, authority, and the state in the AIDS era
Disease and Democracy is the first comparative analysis of how Western democratic nations have coped with AIDS. Peter Baldwin's exploration of divergent approaches to the epidemic in the United States and several European nations is a springboard for a wide-ranging and sophisticated historical analysis of public health practices and policies. In addition to his comprehensive presentation of information on approaches to AIDS, Baldwin's authoritative book provides a new perspective on our most enduring political dilemma: how to reconcile individual liberty with the safety of the community. Baldw