Jennifer Brier is assistant professor of gender and women's studies and history at the University of Illinois at Chicago.
A compelling history of health politics in a critical
decade.--Global Public Health
Any historian studying this period would do well to read Jennifer
Brier's Infectious Ideas, which uses AIDS as a lens through which
to view the period.--History News Network
Helps readers make sense of political history as more than just red
or blue states. . . . Redefines our understanding of the
mainstream. . . . Read it.--Journal of American History
Offers a more comprehensive and complex understanding of how
marginalized communities engaged the state of neglect by linking
the politics of sexuality to politics, culture, and the economy,
thereby shaping the political landscape. . . . Thoroughly
researched. . . . An insightful analysis.--Choice
Places recent social, cultural, and political events in a new
light, making an important contribution to our understanding of the
US at the end of the 20th century.--Abstracts of Public
Administration, Development, and Environment
There is no comparable book on the market that ties an event such
as the AIDS crisis to the historical/political landscape nor one
that shows the impact of a disease such as AIDS on government and
politics.--Doody Enterprises
This is an important addition to the literature on AIDS. . . . The
chapter on Reagan alone, with excellent original source material,
is worth the price of admission.--Windy City Times
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