The Politics of Emerging and Resurgent Infectious Diseases - Tapa dura

HIV/AIDS is but one of a number of new and deadly diseases which threaten communities throughout the world. Together with the resurgence of diseases once thought to have been "conquered," the human costs and social implications have begun to engage a diverse range of practitioners and scholars. The premise behind this collection is that the casual relations, impacts and consequences of this disturbing trend are as much political as medical or scientific.

Jim Whitman is a member of the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences at Cambridge University.