Infectious Ideas
Author | : Jennifer Brier |
Publisher | : Univ of North Carolina Press |
Total Pages | : 311 |
Release | : 2009 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780807833148 |
ISBN-13 | : 0807833142 |
Rating | : 4/5 (142 Downloads) |
Download or read book Infectious Ideas written by Jennifer Brier and published by Univ of North Carolina Press. This book was released on 2009 with total page 311 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Infectious Ideas, Jennifer Brier argues that the AIDS epidemic had a profound effect on the American political landscape. Viewing contemporary history from the perspective of the AIDS crisis, she provides rich, new understandings of the complex social and political trends of the post-1960s era. Infectious Ideas places recent social, cultural, and political events in a new light, making an important contribution to our understanding of the United States at the end of the twentieth century.