AIDS and South Africa: the Social Expression of a Pandemic

The HIV/AIDS pandemic striking South Africa is of historic proportions. More people are living with AIDS in South Africa than in any other country in the world. Just in the past decade, the life expectancy in South Africa has dropped from 67 to 43 years. The social and economic impact of this diseas...

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Other Authors: Kauffman, Kyle D. (Editor), Lindauer, David L. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London Palgrave Macmillan UK 2004, 2004
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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520 |a The HIV/AIDS pandemic striking South Africa is of historic proportions. More people are living with AIDS in South Africa than in any other country in the world. Just in the past decade, the life expectancy in South Africa has dropped from 67 to 43 years. The social and economic impact of this disease is hard to overstate. However, what is striking is the paucity of thoughtful, reflective scholarship and writing on the subject. AIDS and South Africa: The Social Expression of a Pandemic addresses the economic, social and cultural impact of HIV/AIDS as it relates to South African society