War in the Blood: Sex, Politics and AIDS in Southeast Asia

by Chris Beyrer

Book Overview

First published in 1998, Chris Beyrer's ground-breaking work War in the Blood provides a vivid and eye-opening account of the HIV epidemic in Southeast Asia, drawing on the author's extensive... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1856495329
• ISBN13: 9781856495325
• Release Date: February 1998
• Publisher: Zed Books
• Length: 260 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.6" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

the nightmare, the dream

"War in the Blood" is my favorite Asia book of recent years. It is still the definitive work on Southeast Asia's HIV/AIDS epidemic; but it is also a beautifully wrought travel memoir, written by a compassionate & intelligent observer. I have recommended it to many people interested in Burma. It also would be a fine clear-eyed introduction to contemporary Southeast Asian culture in all of its contradictions and surprises. "War in the Blood" is by no means a depressing work of epidemiology; rather it is a call to action, and in that sense, a ray of hope.

Excellent overview of culture, politics, and HIV in SE Asia

Beyrer combines an incredible amount factual information in a very readable account of the march of HIV through SE Asia. He does best with his coverage of Thailand and Burma, the countries he knows most. He does a fine job of weaving strands of epidemiology, medicine, politics, and culture together. The book goes beyond the often one-dimensional accounts of HIV in the region and with bradth, a credible grasp of facts, and a sympathetic, personal point of view.