{"product_id":"hiv-exceptionalism-adia-benton-9780816692439","title":"HIV Exceptionalism: Development Through Disease in Sierra Leone","description":"\u003cp\u003eWINNER, 2017 RACHEL CARSON PRIZE, SOCIETY FOR THE SOCIAL STUDIES OF SCIENCE \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In 2002, Sierra Leone emerged from a decadelong civil war. Seeking international attention and development aid, its government faced a dilemma. Though devastated by conflict, Sierra Leone had a low prevalence of HIV. However, like most African countries, it stood to benefit from a large influx of foreign funds specifically targeted at HIV\/AIDS prevention and care.\u003cp\u003eWhat Adia Benton chronicles in this ethnographically rich and often moving book is how one war-ravaged nation reoriented itself as a country suffering from HIV at the expense of other, more pressing health concerns. During her fieldwork in the capital, Freetown, a city of one million people, at least thirty NGOs administered internationally funded programs that included HIV\/AIDS prevention and care. Benton probes why HIV exceptionalism--the idea that HIV is an exceptional disease requiring an exceptional response--continues to guide approaches to the epidemic worldwide and especially in Africa, even in low-prevalence settings.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the fourth decade since the emergence of HIV\/AIDS, many today are questioning whether the effort and money spent on this health crisis has in fact helped or exacerbated the problem. \u003ci\u003eHIV Exceptionalism\u003c\/i\u003e does this and more, asking, what are the unanticipated consequences that HIV\/AIDS development programs engender?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Adia Benton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0816692432\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780816692439\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Minnesota Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/15\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 200\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.40w x 0.60d","brand":"Adia Benton","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43947333419263,"sku":"9780816692439","price":25.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_26987f0f-b01a-4135-ae59-f06107986ac2.jpg?v=1681518101","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/hiv-exceptionalism-adia-benton-9780816692439","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}