Fraught embrace, a: the romance and reality of aids altruism in africa
Auteur :
Swidler, Ann / Watkins, Susan Cotts
Éditeur :
Princeton University Press
ISBN :
9780691183206
Date de publication :
4 déc. 2018
Dimensions :
23,5 x 15,5 cm
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
In the wake of the AIDS pandemic, legions of organizations and compassionate individuals from faraway places descended on Africa to offer help and save lives. Ann Swidler and Susan Cotts Watkins vividly describe the often mismatched expectations and fantasies of altruists who dream of transforming lives, of the villagers who desperately seek help,