Making Sense Of AIDS : Culture, Sexuality, and Power in Melanesia
Butt, Leslie (EDT); Eves, Richard (EDT)
ISBN 10: 0824832493 ISBN 13: 9780824832490
Published by University of Hawaii Press, 2008
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In Melanesia, rates of HIV infection are among the highest in the Pacific and increasing rapidly, with grave humanitarian, development, and political implications. There is a great need for social research on HIV/AIDS in the region to provide better insights into the sensitive issues surrounding HIV transmission. This collection, the first book on HIV and AIDS in the Pacific region, gathers together stunning and original accounts of the often surprising ways that people make sense of the AIDS epidemic in various parts of Melanesia. The volume addresses substantive issues concerning AIDS and contemporary sexualities, relations of power, and moralities - themes that provide a powerful backdrop for twenty-first century understandings of the tensions between sexuality, religion, and politics in many parts of the world.
About the Author: Leslie Butt is associate professor in the Department of Pacific and Asian Studies at the University of Victoria, Canada. Richard Eves is Queen Elizabeth II Research Fellow at the Australian National University.
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Title: Making Sense Of AIDS : Culture, Sexuality, ...
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
Publication Date: 2008
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: As New