{"product_id":"9780571371020-the-end-of-innocence","title":"The End of Innocence","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBritain in the Time of AIDS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e** With a new introduction by Russell T Davies **\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA new edition of the award-winning, ground-breaking account of the early AIDS crisis in Britain.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Masterful.' Jonathan Dean, \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A remarkable journalistic achievement.' \u003ci\u003eTime Out\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Powerful .\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e** With a new introduction by Russell T Davies **\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA new edition of the award-winning, ground-breaking account of the early AIDS crisis in Britain.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Masterful.' Jonathan Dean, \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A remarkable journalistic achievement.' \u003ci\u003eTime Out\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Powerful . Indispensable.' \u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Superb.' \u003ci\u003eLondon Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the Somerset Maugham Prize\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHow does a country control a virus that is killing increasing numbers of people? \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHow does a government contain an epidemic spread by sex, drug use and blood products?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd how does a population react when told that everyone is at risk from infection? \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBy 1986, when the British Government woke up to the problem of AIDS, it estimated that 30,000 people had already been infected with HIV. Why was it so slow to act? Would the situation have been different if most of those affected had not been gay men? \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAward-winning journalist Simon Garfield presents a story of political intrigue, of panic and hysteria, of wasted opportunities and of a medical battle conducted against seemingly impossible odds. Including interviews with key figures in the fight against the virus as well as those facing personal devastation and prejudice, \u003ci\u003eThe End of Innocence \u003c\/i\u003eis an important and powerful story, compellingly told. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFeatures a new afterword by the author.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57536552599926,"sku":"9780571371020","price":10.3,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_36338696.jpg?v=1774289187","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780571371020-the-end-of-innocence","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}