AIDS in the UK: The Making of a Policy, 1981-1994

by Virginia Berridge

Fifteen years ago the AIDS epidemic did not exist on the public agenda. In just over a decade the public and official response to the disease has resulted in the development of a whole network of organizations devoted to the study, containment, and practical treatment of AIDS. In this fascinating and scholarly account, Virginia Berridge analyses a remarkable period in contemporary British history, and exposes the reaction of the British public and British political and medical elites to one of the most challenging issues of this century.

408 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1996

About the author

Virginia Berridge, FRHistS, HonFRCP, FAcSS is a British academic historian and public health expert. She is a Professor of History and Director of the Centre for History in Public Health at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.

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