The Encyclopedia of AIDS seeks to systematically organize, synthesize, and conceptualize the enormous amount of published works about the social, political, cultural, and scientific dimensions of AIDS and HIV. This is accomplished in a ready reference, single-volume format that provides a record of AIDS from 1981-1996.The encyclopedia begins with an overview for each of eight broad categories: Basic Science and Epidemiology, Transmission and Prevention, Pathology and Treatment; Impacted Populations; Government Activism; Policy and Law; Culture and Society; and the Global Epidemic. Each overview provides a synopsis and a list of relevant entries in the volume. A Resource Guide provides lists of periodicals, Internet sites, organizations, and other sources of information. A List of Commonly Used Terms and Abbreviations, also, is included.The 250 main entries are listed alphabetically, ranging in length from 2-4 pages. Each entry includes a list of Related Entries within the suggestions. Full- and half-page photographs and illustrations are plentiful and lend a personal face to the documentary. The 187 contributors come from more than a dozen countries on five continents and represent the finest research institutions, universities, government and community agencies, activist groups, and other institutions involved in combating the HIV/AIDS epidemic.This book is more than an encyclopedia of collected facts. It provides a living history of the epidemic that has and continues to have a profound effect on people throughout the world. It is highly recommended for public, school, academic, and health science libraries. Unfortunately, the volume has poor quality binding that won't stand up to more than a few uses.Reviewer: Josphine L. Dorsch, Assistant Health Sciences Librarian, University of Illinois at Chicago Library of the Health Sciences-Peoria,
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