The book poses and explores questions about the roles of antiretroviral treatment and human rights in the global AIDS epidemic. A novel approach is used, which places treatment and human rights in the context of global debates, national struggles, and, especially, a case study of the lived experiences within a local community in South Africa.

PERIS S. JONES is a researcher at the Norwegian Institute of Urban and Regional Research, Oslo, Norway and co-editor of Democratising Development: The Politics of Socio-Economic Rights in South Africa.