Blood feuds AIDS, blood, and the politics of medical disaster

Blood feuds AIDS, blood, and the politics of medical disaster - New York Oxford University 1999 - xiii,375 p. 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: Understanding the Blood Feuds / National Encounters with Blood and AIDS. Blood and AIDS in America: Science, Politics, and the Making of an Iatrogenic Catastrophe / HIV and Blood in Japan: Transforming Private Conflict into Public Scandal / The Nation's Blood: Medicine, Justice, and the State in France / From Trust to Tragedy: HIV/AIDS and the Canadian Blood System / The Never-Ending Story? The Political and Legal Controversies over HIV and the Blood Supply in Denmark / Blood "Scandal" and AIDS in Germany / Blood, Bureaucracy and Law: Responding to HIV-Tainted Blood in Italy / HIV-Contaminated Blood and Australian Policy: The Limits of Success / Comparative Perspectives on the Politics of Medical Disaster. Ronald Bayer and Eric Feldman -- Ronald Bayer. Eric A. Feldman. Monika Steffen. Norbert Gilmore and Margaret A. Somerville. Erik Albaek. Stephan Dressler. Umberto Izzo. John Ballard -- Pt. I. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Pt. II. Cultural Perspectives on Blood / The Politics of Blood: Hemophilia Activism in the AIDS Crisis / The Circulation of Blood: AIDS, Blood, and the Economics of Information / Conclusion: The Comparative Politics of Contaminated Blood: From Hesitancy to Scandal / Dorothy Nelkin. David Kirp. Sherry Glied -- Theodore R. Marmor, Patricia A. Dillon and Stephen Scher. 9. 10. 11.

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AIDS (Disease)--Social aspects.
AIDS (Disease)--Political aspects.
AIDS (Disease)--Transmission.
Blood--Collection and preservation--Government policy.
Blood banks--Government policy.
Blood--Transfusion--Safety measures.
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome.
Blood Banks.
Blood Transfusion.

RA644.A25 / B583 1999

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