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PublisherPrinceton University Press
ISBN-100691183201
ISBN-139780691183206
eBay Product ID (ePID)5038851176
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Number of Pages304 Pages
Publication NameFraught Embrace : the Romance and Reality of Aids Altruism in Africa
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2018
SubjectNgos (Non-Governmental Organizations), Aids & Hiv, Developing & Emerging Countries, Philanthropy & Charity, Africa / South / General, Sociology / General, Diseases / Aids & Hiv, Volunteer Work
TypeTextbook
AuthorAnn Swidler, Susan Cotts Watkins
Subject AreaPolitical Science, Health & Fitness, Social Science, History, Medical
SeriesPrinceton Studies in Cultural Sociology Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.7 in
Item Weight15 Oz
Item Length8.8 in
Item Width6.2 in
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Intended AudienceCollege Audience
ReviewsHonorable Mention for the 2018 Outstanding Published Book Award, Altruism, Morality and Social Solidarity Section of the American Sociological Association, " A Fraught Embrace is both an important piece of transnational public sociology and one of the most important works in cultural sociology to have been published in a long while." ---Iddo Tavory, European Journal of Sociology, "Ann Swidler and Susan Cotts Watkins provide a scathing, often funny, and always compassionate look at donor-sponsored AIDS prevention programs in Malawi." --Kristin Harper, Interdisciplinary Association for Population Health Science, "This splendid account of development aid explores how reality confronts donors' dreams of effective altruism and recipients' dreams of a better life. Swidler and Watkins show how a combination of ignorance, incomprehension, and conflicting aims brews the 'working misunderstandings' behind an enterprise that suits everyone yet fails to meet its nominal purpose." --Angus Deaton, Nobel Laureate in Economics, "[A]n extremely readable and deeply informative exploration of the international AIDS enterprise, essential reading for anyone interested in AIDS and the larger machinations of the international development system." --Rachel Bonawitz, African Studies Review, Winner of the 2018 Best Scholarly Book Award, Global and Transnational Section of the American Sociological Association, "Few books can claim to address a social problem involving billions of dollars with millions of lives hanging in the balance, but Swidler and Watkins's A Fraught Embrace does just that. Dissecting the role of foreign altruists and local brokers in aid efforts to stem the HIV/AIDS epidemic in sub-Saharan Africa generally, and Malawi more specifically, this book makes a compelling sociological contribution to the study of foreign aid--a field of research more often reserved for economists and international development studies scholars." ---Liam Swiss, American Journal of Sociology
Dewey Edition23
TitleLeadingA
Series Volume Number72
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal362.19697920096897
SynopsisIn the wake of the AIDS pandemic, legions of organizations and compassionate individuals from faraway places descended on Africa to offer help and save lives. Ann Swidler and Susan Cotts Watkins vividly describe the often mismatched expectations and fantasies of altruists who dream of transforming lives, of the villagers who desperately seek help, and of the brokers on whom both Western altruists and impoverished villagers must rely. Based on years of fieldwork in the heavily AIDS-affected country of Malawi, this incisive, irreverent book digs into the sprawling AIDS enterprise and unravels the paradoxes of policy and practice. All who want to do good--from idealistic volunteers to world-weary development professionals--depend on brokers as guides, fixers, and cultural translators. The mutual misunderstandings among these players create all the drama of a romance: longing, exhilaration, disappointment, heartache, and sometimes an enduring connection. A Fraught Embrace unveils the tangled relations of those involved in the collective struggle to contain an epidemic.
