AEGiS-BKREV: Encyclopedia of AIDS: A Social, Political, Cultural, and Scientific Record of the HIV Epidemic

Encyclopedia of AIDS: A Social, Political, Cultural, and Scientific Record of the HIV Epidemic

Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, 70 East Walton St., Chicago, IL 60611. 599p., illus., bibliog., index. ISBN 1-57958-007-6. $125.00.
edited by Raymond A. Smith; forewords by James W. Durran, Peter Piot. 1998.

It has been a year since the Encyclopedia of AIDS has appeared and it continues to get very favorable reviews. It is the only comprehensive encyclopedia that covers AIDS and HIV in all of its social, political, cultural, and scientific aspects. In addition to the major part of the encyclopedia with its alphabetical entries from Abstinence to Writers, there are 8 lists of resources, 9 preliminary articles, a list of commonly used terms and abbreviations, and extensive notes on the editors and contributors. The resource guides include U.S. publications on HIV/AIDS; U.S. federal and state government documents; international English-language periodicals on HIV/AIDS; major North American HIV/AIDS information centers, libraries, and subject collections; major U.S. HIV/AIDS Organizations; major HIV/AIDS contacts in the United Kingdom and Canada; major international HIV/AIDS organizations; and internet resources. The lists are very selective but do contain the most important resources that were known at the time of publication.

The 9 preliminary articles include: "The AIDS Epidemic: An Overview; Basic Science Epidemiology: Challenging the Mainstream Consensus: AIDS Dissidents; Transmission and Prevention: The Intersection of Host and Virus: Risk Factors for HIV Infection; Pathology and Treatment: Fighting for Our Lives: AIDS Treatment Activism; Impacted Populations: Life in the Maelstrom: Living and Working Amid the AIDS Epidemic; Government and Activism: The High Price of Homophobia: HIV Prevention Education; Policy and Law: Double Discrimination: Women with HIV/AIDS; Culture and Society: The Plague of Our Time: Societal Responses to AIDS; and The Global Epidemic: Parallel Epidemics: AIDS in the Developed and Developing Worlds.

This is a highly recommended encyclopedia that should be in every library from school to academic to research. It is authoritative, well written, and unbiased.

Keywords: Encyclopedia; Social Aspects; Political Aspects; Cultural Aspects; Scientific Aspects)

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