AIDS AND SOUTH AFRICA: THE SOCIAL EXPRESSION OF A PANDEMIC; ED. BY KYLE D. KAUFFMAN

The HIV/AIDS pandemic striking South Africa is of historic proportions. More people are living with AIDS in South Africa than in any other country in the world. Just in the past decade, the life expectancy in South Africa has dropped from 67 to 43 years. The social and economic impact of this disease is hard to overstate. However, what is striking is the paucity of thoughtful, reflective scholarship and writing on the subject. AIDS and South Africa: The Social Expression of a Pandemic addresses the economic, social and cultural impact of HIV/AIDS as it relates to South African society. Too Poor To Stay Alive / Sonia Ehrlich Sachs And Jeffrey D. Sachs -- Why Is South Africa The Hiv Capital Of The World? : An Institutional Analysis Of The Spread Of A Virus / Kyle D. Kauffman -- South Africa Divided Against Aids : A Crisis Of Leadership / Virginia Van Der Vliet -- Assessing The Demographic And Economic Impact Of Hiv/aids / Jeffrey D. Lewis -- Hiv/aids In South Africa : Can The Visual Arts Make A Difference? / Marilyn Martin -- From Policy To Practice : The Anthropology Of Condom Use / Claudia C. Bermudes Ribiero Da Cruz -- The Role Of Tertiary Institutions In The Hiv/aids Epidemic / Cal Volks -- Afterword : Challenges And Lessons / David L. Lindauer And Diana Chapman Walsh. Edited By Kyle D. Kauffman And David L. Lindauer. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Front Matter....Pages i-xix Too Poor to Stay Alive....Pages 1-16 Why is South Africa the HIV Capital of the World? An Institutional Analysis of the Spread of a Virus....Pages 17-30 HIV/AIDS in the Context of South Africa’s Epidemic History....Pages 31-47 South Africa Divided against AIDS: a Crisis of Leadership....Pages 48-96 Assessing the Demographic and Economic Impact of HIV/AIDS....Pages 97-119 HIV/AIDS in South Africa: Can the Visual Arts Make a Difference?....Pages 120-135 From Policy to Practice: the Anthropology of Condom Use....Pages 136-160 The Role of Tertiary Institutions in the HIV/AIDS Epidemic....Pages 161-175 Afterword: Challenges and Lessons....Pages 176-184 Back Matter....Pages 185-195