UID:
almafu_9958351794802883
Umfang:
1 online resource :
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8 line drawings, 3 tables
ISBN:
9780231520256
Inhalt:
In this compelling book, Nicoli Nattrass explores the social and political factors shaping AIDS conspiracy theories, particularly the erroneous belief that the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) was manufactured in the United States as a biological weapon. She argues that AIDS conspiracy theories and AIDS denialism (the belief that HIV is harmless) are dangerous because both make a ""conspiratorial move"" against HIV science, implying none of it can be trusted. This has undermined HIV prevention and antiretroviral treatment in the U.S. and South Africa. Nattrass identifies four symbolically powerful figures within the AIDS denialism movement and describes how pro-science activists have responded by challenging their credibility and defending evidence-based medicine.
Inhalt:
In this compelling book, Nicoli Nattrass explores the social and political factors shaping AIDS conspiracy theories, particularly the erroneous belief that the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) was manufactured in the United States as a biological weapon. She argues that AIDS conspiracy theories and AIDS denialism (the belief that HIV is harmless) are dangerous because both make a "conspiratorial move" against HIV science, implying none of it can be trusted. This has undermined HIV prevention and antiretroviral treatment in the U.S. and South Africa. Nattrass identifies four symbolically powerful figures within the AIDS denialism movement and describes how pro-science activists have responded by challenging their credibility and defending evidence-based medicine.
Anmerkung:
Frontmatter --
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CONTENTS --
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS --
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1. THE CONSPIRATORIAL MOVE AGAINST HIV SCIENCE AND ITS CONSEQUENCES --
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2. AIDS ORIGIN CONSPIRACY THEORIES IN THE UNITED STATES AND SOUTH AFRICA --
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3. WHO BELIEVES AIDS CONSPIRACY THEORIES AND WHY LEADERSHIP MATTERS --
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4. SCIENCE, POLITICS, AND CREDIBILITY --
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5. SCIENCE, CONSPIRACY THEORY, AND THE SOUTH AFRICAN AIDS POLICY TRAGEDY --
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6. HERO SCIENTISTS, CULTROPRENEURS, LIVING ICONS, AND PRAISE-SINGERS --
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7. DEFENDING THE IMPRIMATUR OF SCIENCE --
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8. THE CONSPIRATORIAL MOVE AND THE STRUGGLE FOR EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE --
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NOTES --
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REFERENCES --
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INDEX
Sprache:
Englisch
URL:
https://doi.org/10.7312/natt14912
URL:
https://doi.org/10.7312/natt14912
