Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Contents V
3. Introduction: The Contemporary Historiography of AIDS 1
4. PART I. The Virus and Its Publics
5. AIDS and Beyond: Defining the Rules for Viral Traffic 23
6. Causes, Cases, and Cohorts: The Role of Epidemiology in the Historical Construction of AIDS Gerald M. Oppenheimer 49
7. The Mass-Mediated Epidemic: The Politics of AIDS on the Nightly Network News 84
8. PART II. Law, Ethics, and Public Policy
9. The Politics of HIV Infection: 1989-1990 as Years of Change 125
10. The AIDS Litigation Project: A National Review of Court and Human Rights Commission Decisions on Discrimination 144
11. The History of Transfusion AIDS: Practice and Policy Alternatives 170
12. Scientific Rigor and Medical Realities: Placebo Trials in Cancer and AIDS Research 194
13. Entering the Second Decade: The Politics of Prevention, the Politics of Neglect 207
14. PART III. Affected Populations
15. Until That Last Breath: Women with AIDS 229
16. Riding the Tiger: AIDS and the Gay Community 245
17. The First City: HIV among Intravenous Drug Users in New York City 279
18. PART IV. International Perspectives
19. AIDS Policies in the United Kingdom: A Preliminary Analysis 299
20. Foreign Blood and Domestic Politics: The Issue of AIDS in Japan 326
21. Medical Research on AIDS in Africa: A Historical Perspective 346
22. AIDS and HIV Infection in the Third World: A First World Chronicle 377
23. Notes on Contributors 413
24. Index 419