A Fraught Embrace: The Romance and Reality of AIDS Altruism in Africa - Princeton Studies in Cultural Sociology - Ann Swidler - Books - Princeton University Press - 9780691183206 - December 4, 2018
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A Fraught Embrace: The Romance and Reality of AIDS Altruism in Africa - Princeton Studies in Cultural Sociology


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In the wake of the AIDS pandemic, legions of organizations and compassionate individuals from faraway places descended on Africa to offer help and save lives. Ann Swidler and Susan Cotts Watkins vividly describe the often mismatched expectations and fantasies of altruists who dream of transforming lives, of the villagers who desperately seek help,


304 pages, 17 b/w illus., 2 tables

Media Books     Paperback Book   (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released December 4, 2018
ISBN13 9780691183206
Publishers Princeton University Press
Pages 304
Dimensions 227 × 146 × 21 mm   ·   408 g
Language English  

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