And the Band Played on : : Politics, People, and the Aids Epidemic

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Acknowledgments -- Dramatis Personae -- The Bureaucracy -- Prologue -- Pt. I. Behold, a pale horse -- The Feast of the hearts -- Pt. II. Before/1980 -- Glory days -- beaches of the dispossessed -- Foreshadowing -- Freeze frames -- Pt. III. Paving the road/1981 -- Critical mass -- Good intentions -- The Prettiest one -- Ambush poppers -- Golf courses of science -- Bad moon rising -- Pt. IV. The Gathering darkness/1982 -- Enemy time -- Patient zero -- Bicentennial memories -- Nightsweats -- Too much blood -- Entropy -- Running on empty -- Forced feeding -- Dirty secrets -- Dancing in the dark.
Pt. V. Battle lines/January-June 1983 -- Let it bleed -- Midnight confessions -- Denial -- Anger -- The Big enchilada -- Turning points -- Only the good -- Priorities -- Meanwhile -- AIDSpeak spoken here -- Star quality -- Pt, VI. Rituals/July-December 1983 -- Marathons -- Just another day -- Politics -- Science -- Public health -- Journalism -- People -- Pt. VII. Lights & Tunnels/1984 -- Prisoners -- Bargaining -- The Feast of the hearts, part II -- Squeeze play -- Traitors -- Political science -- Downbound train -- Republicans and Democrats -- Embarrassed -- Depression -- The War -- Pt. VIII. Butcher's Bill/1985 -- Heterosexuals -- Exiles -- Reckoning -- Exposed -- Awakening -- Acceptance -- Endgame -- Pt. IX. Epilogue/after -- Reunion -- The Feast of the hearts, part III -- Notes on sources -- Index.
An examination of the AIDS crisis critiques the federal government for its inaction, health authorities for their greed, and scientists for their desire for prestige in the face of the AIDS pandemic, in a twentieth anniversary edition of the acclaimed exposé.

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And the Band Played On submitted by spostjacobs on August 26, 2018, 8:04pm This is the 20th anniversary (2007) edition of Randy Shilts' account of the early days of the AIDS epidemic. Shilts was one of the first journalists reporting on HIV & AIDS, and his vast knowledge is reflected in this brilliant book. He traces the history of the disease, primarily within the United States; the delayed responses from government & parts of the medical community; and tells the stories of several people living with HIV & AIDS. Over thirty years after the original publication of _And the Band Played On_, it can be easy to forget how much bravery and dedication this book represents. Its impact on the American public's view of HIV/AIDS and the government response was significant. And, it can be very helpful to read this book along with more recent and related histories, such as _How to Survive a Plague: The Inside Story of How Citizens and Science Tamed AIDS_.