A Fraught Embrace : The Romance and Reality of AIDS Altruism in Africa /

In the wake of the AIDS pandemic, legions of organizations and compassionate individuals descended on Africa from faraway places to offer their help and save lives. A Fraught Embrace shows how the dreams of these altruists became entangled with complex institutional and human relationships. Ann Swid...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Swidler, Ann, 1944- (Autor), Watkins, Susan Cotts, 1938- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2017.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Voluntarism.
Non-governmental organizations.
HIV infections > Social aspects.
Antiretroviral agents.
AIDS (Disease) > Patients > Services for.
AIDS (Disease)
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Disasters & Disaster Relief.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Services & Welfare.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Security.
culture note.
Organisations non gouvernementales.
Culture.
Sida.
Altruisme.
Antiretroviraux > Malawi.
Organisations non gouvernementales > Malawi.
Infections à VIH > Aspect social > Malawi.
Sideens > Services > Malawi.
Sida > Malawi.
Organizations
Relief Work > ethics
Culture
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
Altruism
Altruism.
Voluntarism > Malawi.
Antiretroviral agents > Malawi.
Non-governmental organizations > Malawi.
HIV infections > Social aspects > Malawi.
AIDS (Disease) > Patients > Services for > Malawi.
AIDS (Disease) > Malawi.
Malawi.
Malawi
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction : Altruism from afar
  • Fevered imaginations
  • Lumbering behemoths and fluttering butterflies : altruists in the global AIDS enterprise
  • Cultural production : a riot of color
  • Getting to know brokers
  • Brokers' careers : merit, miracles, and malice
  • Themes that make everyone happy : fighting stigma and helping orphans
  • Themes that make everyone anxious : vulnerable women and harmful cultural practices
  • A practice that makes everyone happy : training
  • Creating success
  • Conclusions : Doing good better.

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