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Drawing on first-hand accounts in a continent where about 70% of the world's HIV-positive persons reside, these nine contributions explore the challenges that African women face in the AIDS epidemic as a particularly vulnerable group and their traditional source of strength as members of community groups. Baylis is a U. of Leeds sociologist. Bujra is in peace studies at the U. of Bradford.Copyright © 2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR


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The book draws on first hand research and in-depth investigations carried out by a team of researchers from Britain, Zambia and Tanzania, and focuses on the gendered aspect of the struggle against AIDS.


Book Info
(Routledge) Univ. of Leeds, UK. Examines what can be done, particularly by women, to stem the tide of the epidemic. Explores responses to AIDS in six communities across Tanzania and Zambia. Show how men and women must be brought into the struggle against AIDS, but in ways that re-examine inequalities of power. Softcover, hardcover not available.

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The book draws on first hand research and in-depth investigations carried out by a team of researchers from Britain, Zambia and Tanzania, and focuses on the gendered aspect of the struggle against AIDS.

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Drawing on first-hand accounts in a continent where about 70% of the world's HIV-positive persons reside, these nine contributions explore the challenges that African women face in the AIDS epidemic as a particularly vulnerable group and their traditional source of strength as members of community groups. Baylis is a U. of Leeds sociologist. Bujra is in peace studies at the U. of Bradford.