Boundaries of Blackness AIDS and the Breakdown of Black Politics

Name: Boundaries of Blackness AIDS and the Breakdown of Black Politics
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ISBN: 9780226112893

ISBN-10: 0226112896

ISBN-13: 9780226112893

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Authors: Cathy J. Cohen

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Last year, more African Americans were reported with AIDS than any other racial or ethnic group. And while African Americans make up only 13 percent of the U.S. population, they account for more than 55 percent of all newly diagnosed HIV infections. These alarming developments have caused reactions ranging from profound grief to extreme anger in African-American communities, yet the organized political reaction has remained remarkably restrained. The Boundaries of Blackness is the first full-scale exploration of the social, political, and cultural impact of AIDS on the African-American community. Informed by interviews with activists, ministers, public officials, and people with AIDS,…

Book details

List price: $27.50
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Publication date: 4/30/1999
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 492
Size: 8.25" wide x 11.00" long x 1.75" tall
Weight: 1.232
Language: English



Preface


Acknowledgments



The Boundaries of Black Politics



Marginalization: Power, Identity, and Membership



Enter AIDS: Context and Confrontation



Invisible to the Centers for Disease Control



All the Black People Fit to Print



Conspiracies and Controversies



Unsuspecting Women and the Dreaded Bisexual



Willing to Serve, but Not to Lead



Women, Children, and Funding



AIDS and Beyond


Notes


Bibliography


Index