War in the Blood Sex, Politics and AIDS in Southeast Asia

Name: War in the Blood Sex, Politics and AIDS in Southeast Asia
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ISBN: 9781856495325

ISBN-10: 1856495329

ISBN-13: 9781856495325

Edition: 1997

Authors: Chris Beyrer

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War in the Blood investigates the way that the HIV/AIDS epidemic has taken its course in seven countries of Southeast Asia, and looks at how the cultural and political landscapes of these countries have been affected.

Book details

List price: $57.95
Copyright year: 1997
Publisher: Zed Books, Limited
Publication date: 12/1/1997
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 256
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.75" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.638
Language: English



Preface



Countries



Introduction



Thailand: the descending Buddha



Burma: going to Myanmar, being in Burma



Cambodia: AIDS and the torn society



Laos: travels in the Cold War



Malaysia: ethnicity, activism, and AIDS



Vietnam: the Thai model in action



Yunnan: China's Southeast Asia



People, Risks



Women: wives, mothers, daughters



The flesh trade: prostitution and trafficking in ASEAN



Military studies



Chasing the dragon: heroin and AIDS



Tribes: the virus that kills the gods



Other genders: katoeys, waria, hinjras, toms and dees



Chaai chuay chaai: men helping men



Prisons and prisoners



The media



Activists



Relativity and Culture



Drug wars and the war on drugs



Medical ethics, human rights, Asian values



Democracy, empowerment, and health



Conclusion: condoms or land-mines


Bibliography


Index