Landscapes of activism :: civil society and HIV and AIDS care in northern Mozambique /

AIDS activists are often romanticized as extremely noble and selfless. However, the relationships among HIV support group members highlighted in Landscapes of Activism are hardly utopian or ideal. Reed shows that in Africa, superimposing a Western idea of what activism should look like actually hamp...

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Main Author: Reed, Joel Christian (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New Brunswick, New Jersey : Rutgers University Press, [2018]
Series:Medical anthropology (New Brunswick, N.J.)
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Online Access:DE-862
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Summary:AIDS activists are often romanticized as extremely noble and selfless. However, the relationships among HIV support group members highlighted in Landscapes of Activism are hardly utopian or ideal. Reed shows that in Africa, superimposing a Western idea of what activism should look like actually hampers the success of these groups.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xxvi, 200 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780813596730
0813596734
9780813596716
0813596718

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