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Will to live: AIDS therapies and the politics of survival

2008; Association of College and Research Libraries; Volume: 46; Issue: 03 Linguagem: Inglês

10.5860/choice.46-1778

1943-5975

João Biehl,

HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions

This review analyzes the main issues addressed by Joao Biehl's work Will to Live: AIDS Therapies and the Politics of survival. Bypassing economic and social issues related to public health, the work does not ignore its anthropological mission, with a individualized look on the patients and their life stories. To portray these goals, a critical descriptive methodology has been used, commenting each one of the topics of the research, without intenting to exhaust the richness of this investigative work.