Local Women, Global Science: Fighting AIDS in Kenya - Softcover

Booth, Karen M.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0253216400 ISBN 13: 9780253216403

Publisher: Indiana University Press, 2004

Synopsis

There is evidence that women who live in societies that uphold male privilege―the majority of the world’s women―are at increased risk for HIV infection. In Local Women, Global Science, Karen M. Booth looks closely at the operation of two clinics for sexually transmitted diseases in Nairobi, Kenya, and explores how internationally funded and nationally sanctioned interventions to stop the spread of HIV have focused almost exclusively on the sexual and reproductive behaviors of those who are least able to challenge male power and dominance―working-class and poor women. Moving past the current politics of development, women’s health, and AIDS prevention, Booth’s work enhances our understanding of how globalized and local networks, power relationships, ideologies, and social practices contribute to the current AIDS crisis. This bold and important book reveals conceptual flaws in AIDS prevention policy and will inspire new ideas for dealing with this deadly epidemic in Kenya, Africa, and beyond.

About this title

Book Description:

Finalist, 2001-02 National Jewish Book Award

About the Author:

Karen M. Booth is Assistant Professor of Women’s Studies at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.

About this edition

• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0253216400
• ISBN 13: 9780253216403
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 224