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And the Band Played on: People, Politics and the AIDS Epidemic (Paperback)

by Randy Shilts (Author)
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Why was AIDS allowed to spread unchecked during the early 1980s while our most trusted institutions ignored or denied the threat? In this expose of one of the most important issues of our time, the author answers this question - revealing how the federal government put its budgetary concerns ahead of the nation's welfare, how health authorities placed political expediency before public health, and how some scientists valued national prestige more than saving lives.

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4.0 out of 5 stars much better than the film, 12 Oct 1999
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I enjoyed Shilt's book much more than I did the film. Although he can be criticised by professional historians from many angles, he does approach the issue of disease and American society from a perspective too long absent in medical history works. Shilts attempts to bring the patient into the history of AIDS continually. In fact, the best passages in the book are about the poeple who lived outside of the medical and political spotlights. Hollywood may have missed the point, but you can still read the book.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars And the band played on, 25 Oct 2006
By Mr. James Mullins (peterborough, England) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: And the Band Played on: Politics, People and the AIDS Epidemic (Stonewall Inn Editions) (Paperback)
I read this book as it was recommended as a useful insight into the history of the AIDS epidemic and it's links to the gay community. It, however, is much more. As a nurse I have an obvious interest in the health aspect but politically and socially this is possibly one of the most important books written on a global epidemic. Randy Shilts uses all his journalistic nouse to conjur a piece by piece account which held me from the first page to the last and offers an insight into a piece of our history which should not have been allowed to happen
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5.0 out of 5 stars Thorough, 2 Feb 2006
This review is from: And the Band Played on: Politics, People and the AIDS Epidemic (Stonewall Inn Editions) (Paperback)
This is a really thorough book. Charts the rise of AIDS with immaculate attention to detail and extensive research.

Unsurprisingly it is a sad story and reveals just how much government complacency and local business interests hampered the fight against AIDS.
It's very readable, so even though it's a big book, it is easy to get through.
The focus on the lives of various individuals important in the spread of/ fight against AIDS- scientists, politicians, the infamous "Patient Zero":
makes it more readable.

I read it for interest's sake, but it would be ideal for people studying the history/sociology of the AIDS epidemic in the USA.
Makes very little reference to the spread of AIDS outside of the USA after the opening chapters.

Other books on AIDS from a more personal perspective which would compliment this book well are:
P.W.A. by Oscar Moore and anything by David Feinberg, such as "Queer and Loathing" or "Spontaneous Combustion"

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