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AIDS and Its Metaphors

AIDS and Its Metaphors

Paperback (22 Feb 1990)

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Publisher's Synopsis

A sequel, or extended afterthought in the form of an essay, to Susan Sontag's book "Illness as Metaphor", in the light of AIDS. The author analyzes the way society has viewed AIDS, as divine retribution, plague or total war, and dispels racist ideas that AIDS originates from deepest Africa.

Book information

ISBN: 9780140120400
Publisher: Penguin
Imprint: Penguin
Pub date:
DEWEY: 362.1042
DEWEY edition: 20
Language: English
Weight: 96g
Height: 197mm
Width: 128mm
Spine width: 7mm