عنوان
پدید آورنده
موضوع
رده
RA643.84.S85 S54 2011
RA643
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84
.
S85
S54
2011
کتابخانه
محل استقرار
INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
(Number (ISBN
1569768145 (hardback)
(Number (ISBN
9781569768143 (hardback)
NATIONAL BIBLIOGRAPHY NUMBER
Number
dltt
TITLE AND STATEMENT OF RESPONSIBILITY
Title Proper
Ashamed to die :
General Material Designation
[Book]
Other Title Information
silence, denial, and the AIDS epidemic in the South /
First Statement of Responsibility
Andrew J. Skerritt
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Chicago, Ill. :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Lawrence Hill Books,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
c2011
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
xiv, 306 p., [16] p. of plates :
Other Physical Details
ill. ;
Dimensions
24 cm
GENERAL NOTES
Text of Note
Includes index
SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
Text of Note
"By focusing on a small town in South Carolina, this study of the HIV/AIDS crisis in the South reveals the hard truths of an ongoing and complex issue. Skerritt contends that the United States has failed to adequately address the threat of HIV and AIDS in communities of color and that taboos about love, race, and sexuality-combined with Southern conservatism, white privilege, and black oppression-continue to create an unacceptable death toll. The heartbreak of America's failure comes alive through case studies of individuals such as Carolyn, a wild child whose rebellion coincided with the advent of AIDS, and Nita, a young woman searching for love and trapped in an abusive relationship. The results are most visible at the town's segregated burial ground where dozens of young black men and women who have died from AIDS are laid to rest. Not only a call to action and awareness, this is a true story of how persons of faith, enduring love, and limitless forgiveness can inspire others by serving as guides for poor communities facing a public health threat burdened with conflicting moral and social conventions"--Provided by publisher
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
African Americans-- Diseases-- Southern States
AIDS (Disease)-- Southern States
Social medicine-- Southern States
DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION
Number
362
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196/979200975
Edition
23
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CLASSIFICATION
Class number
RA643
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84
.
S85
Class number
RA643
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84
.
S85
Book number
S54
2011
Book number
S54
2011
PERSONAL NAME - PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY
Skerritt, Andrew J
ORIGINATING SOURCE
Date of Transaction
20111202021355.0
ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS
Electronic name
مطالعه متن کتاب [Book]
Y
