Table of Contents

Intentions - Origins - Epidemic in western equatorial Africa - The drive to the east - The conquest of the south - The penetration of the west - Causation: a synthesis - Responses from above - Views from below - NGOs & the evolution of care - Death & the household - The epidemic matures - Containment - Conclusion - Index.

About the Author

John Iliffe is Professor of Modern History in the University of Cambridge and a Fellow of St John's College

Reviews

Historians and interdisciplinary social scientists faced with the task of explaining the HIV/AIDS epidemic to their students can only be grateful to one of the most distinguished Africanist historians, John Iliffe, for his 'introduction' to the history of HIV/AIDS in Africa. Should be on the reading list of every university course that explores the complexity of health crises. For the greater readership, the book is a careful, thoughtful and respectful introduction to this complex epidemic.
*MEDICAL HISTORY*

An appropriate resource for patrons interested in researching the evolution of AIDS in Africa, this scholarly book is recommended for academic libraries.
*LIBRARY JOURNAL*

Offers an accessible account of a vastly complicated and emotional issue, filling a gap in the literature by providing historical context to the emergence of and response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Africa.
*AFRICAN AFFAIRS*

A valuable contribution that reminds us how much we have learned about HIV and AIDS from this uniquely captivating troubled continent.
*NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE*

An excellent, well-informed and readable book.
*INTERNATIONAL HISTORY REVIEW*

An excellent synthesis of the history of this epidemic.
*IP-GLOBAL*

Historians and interdisciplinary social scientists faced with the task of explaining the HIV/AIDS epidemic to their students can only be grateful to one of the most distinguished Africanist historians, John Iliffe, for his 'introduction' to the history of HIV/AIDS in Africa. Should be on the reading list of every university course that explores the complexity of health crises. For the greater readership, the book is a careful, thoughtful and respectful introduction to this complex epidemic. * MEDICAL HISTORY *
An appropriate resource for patrons interested in researching the evolution of AIDS in Africa, this scholarly book is recommended for academic libraries. -- Rebecca Raszewski * LIBRARY JOURNAL *
Offers an accessible account of a vastly complicated and emotional issue, filling a gap in the literature by providing historical context to the emergence of and response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Africa. -- Alison Jenkins * AFRICAN AFFAIRS *
A valuable contribution that reminds us how much we have learned about HIV and AIDS from this uniquely captivating troubled continent. -- Kevin M. De Cock * NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE *
An excellent, well-informed and readable book. * INTERNATIONAL HISTORY REVIEW *
An excellent synthesis of the history of this epidemic. * IP-GLOBAL *