Title: Disappointing
Review: There are VERY few books on this topic to be found, so I was optimistic when I ordered it. Alas, it does not live up to its promise. I plan to keep the book because every chapter contains a few nuggets of useful information, but it is not worth the purchase price. The level of discourse is suitable for advanced high school students, and the prose style is pallid and lifeless. I found very little science in the book, despite its title. I was hoping for solid economic and demographic analyses, and found none. The social and cultural material is better, but not strong enough. Most of the authors are aware of the size of the epidemic, but in my opinion do not yet appreciate the depth of the catastrophe that is impending. No author addresses the likely effects that AIDS will have on African nations in the future (this may be the fault of the editor, not the authors). To summarize, they missed a golden opportunity.
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