
Invisible Lives
HIV on the Fringes of Society
By: Colet van der Ven, Adriaan Backer
Flexi Bound Book | 27 January 2018
Sorry, we are not able to source the book you are looking for right now.
We did a search for other books with a similar title, however there were no matches. You can try selecting from a similar category, click on the author's name, or use the search box above to find your book.
Writer Colet van der Ven and photographer Adriaan Backer travelled around the world to give these people a voice: women in patriarchal Tadzhikistan, victims of political violence in Kenya, black homosexuals in the deeply religious southern states of America, transgenders in India, (ex-)prisoners in South Africa and drug users in Myanmar. They also interviewed a representative of the first generation of AIDS patients in the Netherlands and a female refugee in the Ukraine.
Book Features:
- A powerful plea to break through the taboo surrounding HIV and AIDS in stigmatised high-risk groups
- Portraits of people with HIV and AIDS in the most vulnerable subcultures
- Unique series of reports from all over the world with intimate and powerful photographs
- Appears in the run-up to the International Aids Conference in Amsterdam from 23 to 27 July 2018
- 120 colour, 80 b/w images
About the Authors
Colet van der Ven worked for many years in international aid organisations, in India and Haiti among other countries. Since 1985 she has written for various Dutch newspapers and journals. She has published nine books, including Het kwaad en ik (Evil and I), an exploration into the roots of violence. She has also worked as a radio and television presenter.
Adriaan Backer has been active for twenty years now as a documentary photographer. He has worked for several relief organisations and his photographs have appeared in various daily newspapers and weeklies. Together with Ricus Dullaert he produced A Call to Witness, about AIDS in South Africa. With Colet van der Ven he published Slagschaduwen, erfenis van een koloniaal verleden (Cast shadows, legacy of a colonial past) on the traces left by slavery in present-day Curacao. Foreword is by international AIDS expert Peter Piot.
ISBN: 9789401453325
ISBN-10: 9401453322
Published: 27th January 2018
Format: Flexi Bound Book
Language: English
Number of Pages: 256
Audience: General Adult
Publisher: Antique Collectors Agencies
Country of Publication: BE
Dimensions (cm): 26.0 x 21.0 x 2.54
Weight (kg): 1.13
Shipping
Standard Shipping | Express Shipping | |
---|---|---|
Metro postcodes: | $9.99 | $14.95 |
Regional postcodes: | $9.99 | $14.95 |
Rural postcodes: | $9.99 | $14.95 |
How to return your order
At Booktopia, we offer hassle-free returns in accordance with our returns policy. If you wish to return an item, please get in touch with Booktopia Customer Care.
Additional postage charges may be applicable.
Defective items
If there is a problem with any of the items received for your order then the Booktopia Customer Care team is ready to assist you.
For more info please visit our Help Centre.
You Can Find This Book In
This product is categorised by
- Non-FictionArts & EntertainmentPhotography & PhotographsPhotographic CollectionsPhotographic Reportage
- Non-FictionArts & EntertainmentPhotography & PhotographsPhotographic CollectionsPhotographic Portraits
- Non-FictionSociety & CultureSocial Issues & ProcessesSocial Aspects of Illness & AddictionsSocial Aspects of HIV & AIDS
- Non-FictionMedicineClinical & Internal MedicineDiseases & DisordersInfectious & Contagious DiseasesHIV & AIDS
- Non-FictionArts & EntertainmentPhotography & PhotographsPhotographic Collections