• ISBN13: 9781403971999
• Binding: Hardcover
• Subject: Sociology and Anthropology
• Publisher: Macmillan
• Publisher Imprint: Palgr Mac
• Publication Date: October 16, 2006
• Pages: 256
• Original Price: GBP 21.99
• Language: English
• Edition: N/A
• Item Weight: 500 grams
• BISAC Subject(s): American / General

About the Book With more than one million people currently infected and half a million already dead, the U.S. ranks among the top ten most severe AIDS epidemics in the world. Americans should know more about the current state of the epidemic so they can protect themselves and demand that the government act responsibly to reduce the danger of HIV in this country. Hunter exposes the ways in which the U.S. shamefully resembles a developing country, and the many fronts on which the government has failed to control the spread of the disease. In this startling book, she also shows what we must do to change the future of AIDS.

Susan Hunter is independent consultant to world health organizations (UNAIDS, UNICEF, USAID). She is the author of "Black Death" (Palgrave Macmillan 2003), selected by the "London Times" online as one of the top five books on AIDS ever written. She lives in upstate New York.

Alan Cumming won the Tony Award and the Drama Desk Award for his role as the emcee in the Broadway revival of Cabaret. He has appeared in many films including Emma, The Anniversary Party (which he also co-wrote and co-directed), Son of the Mask, Spy Kids, X2, The Tempest, and GoldenEye. He also provided voice work for The Smurfs movie. On television, Alan has appeared in The Good Wife, Riverworld, Web Therapy, and The L Word. His many audiobook credits include reading "Anil's Ghost," "The Conch Bearer," "Specimen Days," and "Vittorio, The Vampire."