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AIDS, Rhetoric, and Medical Knowledge
Preda, Alex (University of Edinburgh)
AIDS, Rhetoric, and Medical Knowledge
Preda, Alex (University of Edinburgh)
This 2005 book shows how scientific knowledge about epidemics is shaped by the broader culture of advanced societies. The latter includes metaphors, narratives, and social classifications. The book examines the formation of scientific knowledge about the AIDS epidemic in the 1980s and highlights common features with the SARS epidemic.
290 pages, 3 b/w illus. 2 tables
Mídia | Livros Hardcover Book (Livro com lombada e capa dura) |
Lançado | 29 de novembro de 2004 |
ISBN13 | 9780521837705 |
Editoras | Cambridge University Press |
Páginas | 290 |
Dimensões | 157 × 231 × 25 mm · 515 g |
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