Normal view MARC view ISBD view

McNeill, Fraser G.

AIDS, politics, and music in South Africa / Fraser G. McNeill. - New York : Cambridge University Press, c2011. - xxv, 278 p. : ill, maps ; 24 cm. - International African library ; no. 42 .

Contents;

1. Introduction: AIDS, politics, and music
2. The battle for Venda Kingship
3. A rite to AIDS education? Venda girls' initiation, HIV prevention, and the politics of knowledge
4. 'We want a job in the government': Motivation and mobility in HIV/AIDS peer education
5. 'We sing about what we cannot talk about': Biomedical knowledge in Stanza
6. Guitar songs and sexy women: A folk cosmology
7. 'Condoms cause AIDS': Poison, prevention and degrees of separation
8. Conclusion



Includes bibliographical references (p. 251-271) and index.

ISBN: 9781107009912 (hardback) 9781107417564

LCCN: 2011001950

Subjects--Topical Terms:
HIV infections--Prevention--South Africa.
HIV infections--Social aspects--South Africa.
Music--South Africa.
HIV Infections--prevention & control--South Africa.
Anthropology, Cultural--South Africa.
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice--South Africa.
Music--South Africa.

Dewey Class. No.: 362.19697920 / MCN