AIDS, Rhetoric, and Medical Knowledge - Preda, Alex (University of Edinburgh) - Books - Cambridge University Press - 9780521837705 - November 29, 2004
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AIDS, Rhetoric, and Medical Knowledge

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This 2005 book shows how scientific knowledge about epidemics is shaped by the broader culture of advanced societies. The latter includes metaphors, narratives, and social classifications. The book examines the formation of scientific knowledge about the AIDS epidemic in the 1980s and highlights common features with the SARS epidemic.


290 pages, 3 b/w illus. 2 tables

Media Books     Hardcover Book   (Book with hard spine and cover)
Released November 29, 2004
ISBN13 9780521837705
Publishers Cambridge University Press
Pages 290
Dimensions 157 × 231 × 25 mm   ·   515 g
Language English  

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