And the Band Played On: politics, people and the AIDS epidemic
by Shilts, Randy
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- ISBN 10
- 0312009941
- ISBN 13
- 9780312009946
- Seller
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San Francisco, California, United States
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Synopsis
And the Band Played On: Politics, People, and the AIDS Epidemic is a nonfiction book written by San Francisco Chronicle journalist Randy Shilts, published in 1987. It chronicles the discovery and spread of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) with a special emphasis on government indifference and political infighting—specifically in the United States—to what was initially perceived as a gay disease.
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- Bookseller
- Bolerium Books Inc., ABAA/ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 228161
- Title
- And the Band Played On: politics, people and the AIDS epidemic
- Author
- Shilts, Randy
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0312009941
- ISBN 13
- 9780312009946
- Publisher
- St. Martin's Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1987
- Bookseller catalogs
- Gay Studies; San Francisco; California; 1980S; History of Science and Medicine;
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- Countries & Cultures North America United States California San Francisco
- Medicine, Health & Wellness Medicine
- Medicine, Health & Wellness Disease & Illness AIDS
- History Western History United States History
- Social Sciences Gay & Lesbian
- Politics, Government and Law Politics
- Politics, Government and Law Political Science
- Social Sciences Sociology