{"product_id":"9781405155861","title":"AIDS, Sex, and Culture Global Politics and Survival in Southern Africa","description":"\u003ch1\u003eAIDS, Sex, and Culture\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eGlobal Politics and Survival in Southern Africa\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eIda Susser\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eSocial Science \/ Anthropology \/ Cultural \u0026amp; Social\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAIDS, Sex, and Culture\u003c\/i\u003e is a revealing examination of the impact the AIDS epidemic in Africa has had on women, based on the author's own extensive ethnographic research.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003ebased on the author's own story growing up in South Africa\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003elooks at the impact of social conservatism in the US on AIDS prevention programs\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ediscussion of the experiences of women in areas ranging from Durban in KwaZulu Natal to rural settlements in Namibia and Botswana\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eincludes a chapter written by Sibongile Mkhize at the University of KwaZulu Natal who tells the story of her own family’s struggle with AIDS\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cb\u003eIda Susser\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Anthropology at the CUNY Graduate Center and adjunct professor of Socio-Medical Sciences at the HIV Center, Columbia University. Her books include \u003ci\u003eNorman Street: Poverty and Politics in an Urban Neighborhood, Medical Anthropology in the World System\u003c\/i\u003e (Oxford University Press, 1982), \u003ci\u003eThe Castells Reader on the Cities and Social Theory\u003c\/i\u003e (Blackwell, 2001), and \u003ci\u003eCultural Diversity in the United States\u003c\/i\u003e (Blackwell, 2001). She received an award for Distinguished Achievement in the Critical Study of North America from the Society for the Anthropology of North America, has served as President of the American Ethnological Society(2005-7), and is a founding member of Athena: Advancing Gender Equity and Human Rights in the Global Response to HIV\/AIDS.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e09 February 2009\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781405155861\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e304\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e24.64\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44379914633356,"sku":"9781405155861","price":107.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781405155861_bff9c818-019c-41b2-9a0f-4682c06e0087.jpg?v=1780171289","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781405155861","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}