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In 1981, the year when AIDS came to international attention, Randy Shilts was employed by the San Francisco Chronicle as the first openly gay journalist dealing with gay issues. He quickly devoted himself to reporting on the developing epidemic, trying to understand the cultural, medical and political impact of the disease on the gay community and United States society as a whole. Extensively researched, weaving together personal stories with political and social reporting, And the Band Played On is a masterpiece of investigative reporting that led to Randy Shilts being described as the pre-eminent chronicler of gay life by The New York Times. Shilts exposed why AIDS was allowed to spread - while the medical and political authorities ignored (and even denied) the threat. It was awarded the Stonewall Book Award, became an international bestseller translated into 7 languages, and was made into a major movie in 1993 starring Richard Gere and Sir Ian McKellen. And the Band Played On is one of the great works of contemporary journalism, and provides the foundation for the continuing debate about the greatest medical epidemic faced in our time.Product Identifiers
PublisherProfile Books
ISBN-139780285640191
eBay Product ID (ePID)111719379
Product Key Features
Number of Pages656 Pages
Publication NameAnd the Band Played On: Politics, People, and the Aids Epidemic
LanguageEnglish
SubjectGovernment, Healthcare System
Publication Year2011
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaSocial Services
AuthorRandy Shilts
Dimensions
Item Height216 mm
Item Weight4070 g
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
Title_AuthorRandy Shilts