{"product_id":"actionvie-christophe-broqua-9781439903209","title":"Action=Vie: A History of AIDS Activism and Gay Politics in France","description":"\u003cp\u003eAct Up-Paris became one of the most notable protest groups in France in the mid-1990s. Founded in 1989, and following the New York model, it became a confrontational voice representing the interests of those affected by HIV through openly political activism. \u003ci\u003eAction=Vie, \u003c\/i\u003e the English-language translation of Christophe Broqua's study of the grassroots activist branch, explains the reasons for the group's success and sheds light on Act Up's defining features-such as its unique articulation between AIDS and gay activism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFeaturing numerous accounts by witnesses and participants, Broqua traces the history of Act Up-Paris and shows how thousands of gay men and women confronted the AIDS epidemic by mobilizing with public actions. Act Up-Paris helped shape the social definition not only of HIV-positive persons but also of sexual minorities. Broqua analyzes the changes brought about by the group, from the emergence of new treatments for HIV infection to normalizing homosexuality and a controversy involving HIV-positive writers' remarks about unprotected sex. This rousing history ends in the mid-2000s before marriage equality and antiretroviral treatments caused Act Up-Paris to decline.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Christophe Broqua\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1439903204\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781439903209\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Temple University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/04\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 1.00d","brand":"Christophe Broqua","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44173004964095,"sku":"9781439903209","price":125.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8843f79f-1451-4260-bcfe-381d77ae7219.jpg?v=1715458516","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/actionvie-christophe-broqua-9781439903209","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}