Local Women, Global Science
Fighting AIDS in Kenya
There is evidence that women who live in societies that uphold male privilege--the majority of the world's women--are at increased risk for HIV infection. In Local Women, Global Science, Karen M. Booth looks closely at the operation of two clinics for sexually transmitted diseases in Nairobi, Kenya, and explores how internationally funded and nationally sanctioned interventions to stop the spread of HIV have focused almost exclusively on the sexual and reproductive behaviors of those who are least able to challenge male power and dominance--working-class and poor women. Moving past the current politics of development, women's health, and AIDS…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-0-253-21640-3
- EAN: 9780253216403
- Produktnummer: 9033804
- Verlag: Indiana University Press (IPS)
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2004
- Seitenangabe: 222 S.
- Masse: H23.4 cm x B15.6 cm x D1.2 cm 345 g
- Abbildungen: Paperback
- Gewicht: 345
Über den Autor
Karen M. Booth is Assistant Professor of Women's Studies at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
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