Witness to AIDS. Edwin Cameron
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- Издательство: Ingram(2020)
- ISBN: 9780624063797
- Страниц: 357
- Язык: Английский
- Жанры: Социология
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The moving and powerful story that stunned South Africa: Edwin Cameron – the first public office holder to disclose he was living with AIDS – writes about his decision, his experience and the struggle that millions face in seeking treatment. <br/> Part memoir, part thought-provoking analysis, this book is a vivid exploration of what HIV/AIDS means – for Edwin Cameron as he faces the possibility of lingering death, for all of us in facing one of the foremost challenges of our time. <br/> He explains his decision to go public and to accept anti-retroviral treatment, in a country beset by «denialism». He takes a critical look at what is so different about African AIDS; at the divergent reactions of Mandela and Mbeki to the crisis; the role of international pharmaceutical companies; the intricacies of «race, sex, death and Africa»; and the impact of South Africa’s largest activist group, the Treatment Action Campaign. <br/> Along the way we come to know a number of remarkable people, among others Gugu Dlamini, killed for owning up to HIV infection; Simon Nkuli, brave activist; the unnamed gardener who «died of shame»; and Zackie Achmat, trusted friend and wily strategist. <br/> Cameron integrates the intensely personal with scientific research and a considered examination of the politics and cultural forces at play, particularly in Africa, in a touching human story which ultimately speaks of hope and possibility.
