Bearing witness : gay men's health crisis and the politics of AIDS / Philip M. Kayal.
- Kayal, Philip M., 1943-
- Date:
- 2019
- Books
About this work
Description
"The untold story in the AIDS crisis is that of the mobilization of the gay community. Bearing Witness is a compelling study of how a community-based initiative - Gay Men's Health Crisis in New York - neutralized the immobilizing power of homophobia and fear of AIDS. From his unique perspective as both a sociologist and volunteer at Gay Men's Health Crisis, Philip Kayal illuminates the social and political meanings of volunteerism by showing how gay/AIDS volunteerism is radical political and religious work."--From back cover.
Publication/Creation
New York ; London : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2019.
Physical description
xxii, 275 pages : black and white illustrations ; 24 cm
Contributors
Notes
First published in 1993 by Westview Press.
First issued in hardback 2019.
Pages xiii-xviii have been pasted into the Dedication.
Bibliographic information
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Languages
Subjects
- Gay menNew York (State)New YorkSocial conditions
- Gay menNew York (State)New YorkAttitudes
- Volunteer workers in community health servicesNew York (State)New York.
- AIDS phobiaUnited States.
- AIDS (Disease)Political aspectsUnited States.
- AIDS (Disease)Religious aspects
- Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndromehistory
- Community Health Services
- Community Networks
- Political Activism
- Sexual and Gender Minorities
- United States
- Gay Men's Health Crisis, Inc
Where to find it
Location Status History of MedicineFEJ.T.623Open shelves
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Identifiers
ISBN
- 0367314657
- 9780367314651