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List of Tables and Maps | |
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Acknowledgements | |
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List of Acronyms and Abbreviations | |
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Introduction | |
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Is Africa a special case? | |
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Political leadership and HIV/AIDS | |
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Too much or too little? International responses | |
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Gender and HIV/AIDS | |
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Traditional medicine | |
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Profiting from misery? | |
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The politics of prevention | |
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The politics and governance of HIV/AIDS | |
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Sex and Disease: A Historical Perspective | |
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Africa's lack of healthcare infrastructure | |
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Communicable diseases become diseases of poverty | |
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Communicable disease, paternalism and control | |
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The discourse of sex and disease in Africa | |
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A precursor to HIV/AIDS discourse: Syphilis in colonial Africa | |
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Conclusion | |
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The Origins of HIV/AIDS | |
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A new disease | |
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'Plague' and the language of HIV/AIDS | |
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A 'gay plague' | |
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Locating the origins of HIV | |
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Human agency and the origins of the virus | |
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Charting the African pandemic | |
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Conclusion | |
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Gender, Violence and the Spread of HIV/AIDS | |
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The interface between gender-based violence and HIV/AIDS | |
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Problematizing gender-based violence | |
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Politicizing HIV/AIDS and gender | |
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Masculinity and the imposition of gender hierarchies | |
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Conclusion | |
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Policymaking, Dissidents and Denialists | |
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Questioning scientific 'dogma' | |
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The dissidents and their views | |
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A case for censorship? | |
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Thabo Mbeki's right to dissent | |
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The harm principle | |
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Conclusion | |
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Traditional Medicine and the Politics of the 'Witchcraft Paradigm' | |
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Engaging with traditional medicine | |
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Towards an African view of disease | |
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Further social functions of the 'witchcraft paradigm' | |
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The role of traditional healers | |
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Efficacy of traditional medicine | |
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Bringing traditional healers and traditional medicine on side | |
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Conclusion | |
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The International Response: Multilateral and Unilateral Approaches | |
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PEPFAR, MAP and the Global Fund | |
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Quantifying the efficacy of PEPFAR | |
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Framing HIV/AIDS as a security threat: The Clinton administration | |
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Framing HIV/AIDS as a moral crusade: The Bush Administration | |
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PEPFAR under the Obama administration | |
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HIV/AIDS: A cause c�l�bre? | |
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Conclusion | |
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Morality, Behavioural Change and the Search for a 'Social Vaccine' | |
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Healthcare provision by faith-based groups | |
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Faith-based organizations and the fight against HIV/AIDS | |
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Behavioural change versus risk reduction | |
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The 'Ugandan miracle' | |
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Analysing the extent of behavioural change in Uganda | |
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Gender hierarchies, behavioural change and risk reduction | |
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Conclusion | |
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Governance, the International Trading System and Access to Antiretrovirals | |
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Big Pharma, profits and the poor | |
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Drug prices and universal access to ARVs | |
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Protecting intellectual property rights | |
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Big Pharma's role in shaping TRIPS | |
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The Big Pharma perspective: Innovation and research and development | |
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Making use of loopholes: TRIPS and compulsory licensing | |
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Big Pharma's role in shaping the US TRIPS-plus agenda | |
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Big Pharma and the US undermine TRIPS flexiblities | |
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The accessibility of second-line therapies | |
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Conclusion | |
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Conclusion | |
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Notes | |
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Bibliography | |
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Index | |