Description |
viii, 225 p. : ill. |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents |
The conspiratorial move against HIV science and its consequences -- AIDS origin conspiracy theories in the United States and South Africa -- Who believes AIDS conspiracy theories and why leadership matters -- Science, politics, and credibility : David Gilbert fights AIDS conspiracy beliefs in US prisons -- Science, conspiracy theory, and the South African AIDS policy tragedy -- Hero scientists, cultropreneurs, living icons, and praise-singers : AIDS denialism as community -- Defending the imprimatur of science : Duesberg and the medical hypotheses saga -- The conspiratorial move and the struggle for evidence-based medicine. |
Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. |
Subject |
HIV infections -- South Africa.
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HIV infections -- United States.
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AIDS (Disease) -- South Africa.
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AIDS (Disease) -- United States.
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Medical policy -- South Africa.
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Medical policy -- United States.
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Public opinion -- South Africa.
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Public opinion -- United States.
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Conspiracy theories.
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Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Added Author |
ProQuest (Firm)
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ISBN |
9780231149129 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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9780231520256 (electronic bk.) |
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