The Wisdom of Whores Bureaucrats, Brothels and the Business of AIDS

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Publisher's Synopsis

In The Wisdom of Whores, epidemiologist Elizabeth Pisani brings honesty, wit and startling pragmatism to the tawdry front lines of sex and drugs. She explains how we could shut down HIV in most of the world with a few simple steps, with less money than we already have spent. We could do it now. But shockingly, it isn't happening. From the backstreets to the boardrooms, politics, ideology and cash have bulldozed through scientific evidence and common sense. The Wisdom of Whores is both a riveting expos� of the Aids industry and a penetrating analysis of where we've gone wrong.

About the Publisher

Granta Books

Granta Books is one of the most independent-minded and prestigious literary publishers in the UK. The company publishes around 25 new titles a year, both literary fiction and upmarket non-fiction, and provides authors with the intimacy of a small, passionate and creative team while consistently punching above its weight in review coverage, prizes, cultural impact and sales.

Book information

ISBN: 9781847080769
Publisher: Granta Publications
Imprint: Granta Books
Pub date:
DEWEY: 614.599392
DEWEY edition: 22
Language: English
Number of pages: 372
Weight: 292g
Height: 197mm
Width: 130mm
Spine width: 27mm