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AIDS In Latin America

Author

Tim Frasca

Publication Date

September 2005

Summary

In this book, author Timothy Frasca explores the cultural changes which have taken place throughout Latin America as a result of HIV/AIDS. He brings issues such as sexuality, class, and religious beliefs into the open through interviews with activists, people living with HIV/AIDS, government leaders, and church leaders. Frasca draws on lessons from Latin America and the activist involvement that succeeded in increasing government resources to fight the disease. Narratives are intermixed with comprehensive epidemic statistics from the continent.

Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Peru: Testing, Testing...
  • "Peñalolén"
  • Mexico: Fatal Advances
  • Costa Rica: The Velvet Glove
  • Guatemala: The Iron Fist
  • "Fame"
  • Trinidad & Tobago: Living with People Living with
  • HIV/AIDS
  • "Air Travel"
  • Argentina: Split Perpicacity
  • Brazil: Seductive Models
  • "Turnpike"
  • Chile: Seizing Empowerment
  • Epilogue
 Timothy Frasca is the Director of the CIPRESS Foundation in Santiago, dedicated to sexual health promotion. The research for this book was funded by a grant from the Ford Foundation.

Publisher

Palgrave Macmillan, Ltd.

Number of Pages

272

Contact

Tim Frasca

Source

Email from Tim Frasca to The Communication Initiative, December 10 2005.


Placed on the Communication Initiative site January 14 2006
Last Updated January 14 2006

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