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The book chronicles the discovery and spread of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) with a special emphasis on government indifference and political infighting—specifically in the United States—to what was then perceived as a specifically gay disease.
Oct 4, 1988 · And the Band Played On: Politics, People, and the AIDS Epidemic. Paperback – October 4, 1988. by Randy Shilts (Author) 4.7 2,039 ratings. See all formats and editions. Stonewall Book Award Winner, 1988. Great on Kindle. Great Experience. Great Value.
- Randy Shilts
Nov 27, 2007 · One of the few true modern classics, it changed and framed how AIDS was discussed in the following years. Now republished in a special 20th Anniversary edition, And the Band Played On remains one of the essential books of our time.
Nov 1, 1987 · And the Band Played On shows how AIDS was able to spread unchecked for so many years during the early days of the epidemic. It highlights the stories of different people who died of AIDS as well as the doctors, researchers, and politicians working to combat the epidemic.
Apr 15, 2021 · This book captures a period in time where, in the midst of sometimes slow-moving science, second-class-citizen politics, and a seemingly indifferent larger society, some dedicated people struggled to raise awareness, to change habits, and others, to face death with equanimity.
- Randy Shilts
And The Band Played on: Politics, People, and the AIDS Epidemic. By the time Rock Hudson's death in 1985 alerted all America to the danger of the AIDS epidemic, the disease had spread...
Nov 3, 2011 · Extensively researched, weaving together personal stories with political and social reporting, And the Band Played On is a masterpiece of investigative reporting that led to Randy...
An international bestseller, a nominee for the National Book Critics Circle Award, and made into a critically acclaimed movie, Shilts' expose revealed why AIDS was allowed to spread unchecked during the early 80's while the most trusted institutions ignored or denied the threat.
Nov 27, 2007 · Books. And the Band Played On: Politics, People, and the AIDS Epidemic, 20th-Anniversary Edition. Randy Shilts. St. Martin's Publishing Group, Nov 27, 2007 - Social...
Nov 27, 2007 · Upon its first publication more than twenty years ago, And the Band Played on was quickly recognized as a masterpiece of investigative reporting. An international bestseller, a nominee for the National Book Critics Circle Award, and made into a critically acclaimed movie, Shilts' expose revealed why AIDS was allowed to spread unchecked during ...
