1 edition of Before AIDS found in the catalog.
Before AIDS
Katie Batza
Published
2018
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Written in English
Edition Notes
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Statement | Katie Batza |
Series | Politics and culture in modern America, Politics and culture in modern America |
Classifications | |
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LC Classifications | RA564.9.H65 B38 2018 |
The Physical Object | |
Pagination | xii, 178 pages |
Number of Pages | 178 |
ID Numbers | |
Open Library | OL26967114M |
ISBN 10 | 0812250133 |
ISBN 10 | 9780812250138 |
LC Control Number | 2017036427 |
OCLC/WorldCa | 999673805 |
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"—Tamar Carroll, Rochester Institute of Technology. Before AIDS chronicles the development of gay health services in the s as gay men faced public health challenges stemming from both their political marginalization and disease.
Activists using tools and tactics from across their era's political landscape built a nationwide gay medical system, changing ideas about sexuality and health. This was written before the Aids crisis, but there is a second edition () which includes it.
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