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Edited by Han ten Brummelhuis and Gilbert Herdt. 355 pp. Langhorne, Pa., Gordon and Breach, 1995. $29. ISBN 2-88449-131-7.

This collection of essays takes a fresh look at the stories and the people at the heart of the AIDS epidemic. It extends beyond the normal boundaries of scientific discourse to find new and important insights, particularly about the meaning of sex roles and sexuality in their various cultural, political, and socioeconomic contexts. The message is that we need to expand our understanding of these issues if we are to influence the transmission and prevention of AIDS.

A major segment of the book deals with the changing role of the anthropologist and other social scientists in research on AIDS. The . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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