Aids, rhetoric, and medical knowledge
Auteur :
Preda, Alex
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9780521837705
Date de publication :
29 nov. 2004
Dimensions :
23,1 x 15,7 x 2,5 cm
Poids :
515 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
This 2005 book shows how scientific knowledge about epidemics is shaped by the broader culture of advanced societies. The latter includes metaphors, narratives, and social classifications. The book examines the formation of scientific knowledge about the AIDS epidemic in the 1980s and highlights common features with the SARS epidemic.