AIDS, Rhetoric, and Medical Knowledge 2005. Hardcover with d.j. xi,276pp. references. Index.

Alex Preda

ISBN 10: 0521837707 / ISBN 13: 9780521837705

Published by Cambridge University Press, 2004

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: AIDS, Rhetoric, and Medical Knowledge 2005. Hardcover with d.j. xi,276pp. references. Index.
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication Date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521837707
• ISBN 13: 9780521837705
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Gebraucht / Used

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Synopsis

Examining the formation of scientific knowledge about the AIDS epidemic in the 1980s, Alex Preda highlights the metaphors, narratives, and classifications which framed scientific hypotheses about the nature of the infectious agent and its transmission. Preda compares these arguments with those used in the scientific analysis of SARS. He demonstrates how scientific knowledge about epidemics is shaped by cultural narratives and categories of social thought through a detailed review of biomedical publications.

About the Author

Dr Alex Preda is Professor of Sociology at the University of Konstanz. He has taught at the universities of Bielefeld and Konstanz, Germany. He is co-editor of The Sociology of Financial Markets. This is his first book.