Reviews
"A profound analysis of contaminated blood scandals in eight countries (US, France, Japan, Germany, Canada, Italy, Denmark, Australia)."--Le Nouvel Observateur, "Blood Fueds is a much-needed contribution to our historical and comparative understanding of AIDS. The expanding globalization of AIDS and all that it entails makes this volume an important step in what will undoubtedly have to be a long and ever-widening research agenda." --Law and Politics Book Review"Blood Feuds: AIDS, Blood, and the Politics of Medical Disaster, a thorough history of the epidemiologic , political, and legal events.... this history provides a basis for beginning to understand and address a dignificant healthcare policy issue."--MedGenMed"...this book is an invaluable contribution to our understanding of the many issues raised by the contamination of blood and the 'fueds' to which this tragic event gave rise."--Clinical and Investigative Medicine"...the contributions are essentially cool and pragmatic views of the impact of AIDS on the several countries represented. Statements are well referenced, and assessments have been made of the adequacy of the public response, and ways in which this could be improved in any future similar situation....This book should be of great interest to the transfusion community..."--Transfusion Today"A fascinating comparative analysis of a tragic set of events....This is, in short, a vital book for all those interested in this important chapter in the history of the AIDS tragedy, as well as for those who wish to learn more about how nations with very different cultures and political institutions respond to a common medical disaster."--Jacob S. Hacker, Fellow, The New America Foundation"A profound analysis of contaminated blood scandals in eight countries (US, France, Japan, Germany, Canada, Italy, Denmark, Australia)."--Le Nouvel Observateur"This book is a welcome addition to the library of anyone concerned about AIDS/HIV, the contamination of the blood supply, and the lessons that we can learn from this specific aspect of this world-wide epidemic. The contributors provide us with the opportunity to learn from the story of the way the developments were handled in our own country as well as those of the other countries covered. This is a unique contribution to the AIDS/HIV literature."--Doody'sJournalnoted in Lancet"This fascinating book is uniformly well written and easy to read, especially for an edited book with several authors.... The chapters on the individual countries have been written by thoughtful and knowledgeable experts.... By providing a cogent and thorough description of the AIDS saga, Blood Feuds provides insight into coping with these current and future threats to public health. This excellent book is well worth reading.--New England Journalof Medicine"A major contribution of Blood Feuds is that its comparative analysis of national experiences should puncture any complacency that may exist about the absolute safety of Canada's blood supply, or about the likelihood that our public health and political systems will respond more effectively to future health threats. This book will raise serious questions about the appropriateness of the resulting changes that have been made in many national bloodsystems." -- Jan Skirrow, Canadian HIV/AIDS Policy & Law Newsletter, Vol 5, No. 2/3, Spring/Summer 2000"This book provides a comparative perspective on the political, legal and social struggles that emerged in response to the HIV contamination of the blood supply in the industrialized world, following the discovery in the mid-1980s that a large number of the hemophiliac population, as well as many blood transfusion recipients had been infected with HIV-tainted blood. The authors detail the mobilization of hemophiliacs who challenged the state, the medicalestablishment and their own caregivers to seek recompense and justice." -- CAB Abstracts"This book is the first attempt at telling the whole- the actual infection and its aftermath- by way of thoroughly documented case studies and comparative analyses. And it succeeds admirably."-- Canadian Journal Political Science, "Blood Feuds: AIDS, Blood, and the Politics of Medical Disaster, a thorough history of the epidemiologic , political, and legal events.... this history provides a basis for beginning to understand and address a dignificant healthcare policy issue."--MedGenMed, "Blood Fueds is a much-needed contribution to our historical and comparative understanding of AIDS. The expanding globalization of AIDS and all that it entails makes this volume an important step in what will undoubtedly have to be a long and ever-widening research agenda." --Law and PoliticsBook Review, "...this book is an invaluable contribution to our understanding of the many issues raised by the contamination of blood and the 'fueds' to which this tragic event gave rise."--Clinical and Investigative Medicine, "This book is a welcome addition to the library of anyone concerned aboutAIDS/HIV, the contamination of the blood supply, and the lessons that we canlearn from this specific aspect of this world-wide epidemic. The contributorsprovide us with the opportunity to learn from the story of the way thedevelopments were handled in our own country as well as those of the othercountries covered. This is a unique contribution to the AIDS/HIVliterature."--Doody's Journal, " ... an informative book ... provides a comprehensive review of the evolution of the crisis in Canada and of the belated response that resulted in [the Krever Inquiry] ... this book is an invaluable contribution to our understanding of the many issues raised by the contamination of blood andthe "feuds" to which this tragic event gave rise." Clinical and Investigative Medicine (Dec 1999), "Blood Fueds is a much-needed contribution to our historical andcomparative understanding of AIDS. The expanding globalization of AIDS and allthat it entails makes this volume an important step in what will undoubtedlyhave to be a long and ever-widening research agenda." --Law and Politics BookReview, "This book is a welcome addition to the library of anyone concerned about AIDS/HIV, the contamination of the blood supply, and the lessons that we can learn from this specific aspect of this world-wide epidemic. The contributors provide us with the opportunity to learn from the story of theway the developments were handled in our own country as well as those of the other countries covered. This is a unique contribution to the AIDS/HIV literature."--Doody's Journal, "Blood Feuds: AIDS, Blood, and the Politics of Medical Disaster, athorough history of the epidemiologic , political, and legal events.... thishistory provides a basis for beginning to understand and address a dignificanthealthcare policy issue."--MedGenMed, "...the contributions are essentially cool and pragmatic views of the impact of AIDS on the several countries represented. Statements are well referenced, and assessments have been made of the adequacy of the public response, and ways in which this could be improved in any future similarsituation....This book should be of great interest to the transfusion community..."--Transfusion Today, "...this book is an invaluable contribution to our understanding of themany issues raised by the contamination of blood and the 'fueds' to which thistragic event gave rise."--Clinical and Investigative Medicine, "...the contributions are essentially cool and pragmatic views of theimpact of AIDS on the several countries represented. Statements are wellreferenced, and assessments have been made of the adequacy of the publicresponse, and ways in which this could be imporved in any future similarsituation....This book should be of great interest to the transfusioncommunity..."--Transfusion Today, "A major contribution of Blood Feuds is that its comparative analysis of national experiences should puncture any complacency that may exist about the absolute safety of Canada's blood supply, or about the likelihood that our public health and political systems will respond more effectively tofuture health threats. This book will raise serious questions about the appropriateness of the resulting changes that have been made in many national blood systems." -- Jan Skirrow, Canadian HIV/AIDS Policy and Law Newsletter, Vol 5, No. 2/3, Spring/Summer 2000, This fascinating book is uniformly well written and easy to read, especially for an edited book with several authors.... The chapters on the individual countries have been written by thoughtful and knowledgeable experts.... By providing a cogent and thorough description of the AIDS saga,Blood Feuds provides insight into coping with these current and future threats to public health. This excellent book is well worth reading.--New England Journal of Medicine|9780195131604|, "A fascinating comparative analysis of a tragic set of events....This is, in short, a vital book for all those interested in this important chapter in the history of the AIDS tragedy, as well as for those who wish to learn more about how nations with very different cultures and politicalinstitutions respond to a common medical disaster."--Jacob S. Hacker, Fellow, The New America Foundation, This fascinating book is uniformly well written and easy to read,especially for an edited book with several authors.... The chapters on theindividual countries have been written by thoughtful and knowledgeableexperts.... By providing a cogent and thorough description of the AIDS saga,Blood Feuds provides insight into coping with these current and future threatsto public health. This excellent book is well worth reading.--New EnglandJournal of Medicine|9780195131604|, " ... an informative book ... provides a comprehensive review of theevolution of the crisis in Canada and of the belated response that resulted in[the Krever Inquiry] ... this book is an invaluable contribution to ourunderstanding of the many issues raised by the contamination of blood and the"feuds" to which this tragic event gave rise." Clinical and InvestigativeMedicine (Dec 1999), "A profound analysis of contaminated blood scandals in eight countries(US, France, Japan, Germany, Canada, Italy, Denmark, Australia)."--Le NouvelObservateur, "A fascinating comparative analysis of a tragic set of events....This is,in short, a vital book for all those interested in this important chapter in thehistory of the AIDS tragedy, as well as for those who wish to learn more abouthow nations with very different cultures and political institutions respond to acommon medical disaster."--Jacob S. Hacker, Fellow, The New AmericaFoundation
Table of Content
Part I: National Encounters with Blood and AIDS1. Introduction: Understanding the Blood Feuds, Ronald Bayer and Eric Feldman2. Blood and AIDS in America: Science, Politics, and the Making of an Iatrogenic Catastrophe, Ronald Bayer3. HIV and Blood in Japan: Transforming Private Conflict into Public Scandal, Eric Feldman4. The Nations Blood: Medicine, Justice, and the State in France, Monika Steffen5. From Trust to Tragedy: HIV / AIDS and the Canadian Blood System, Norbert Gilmore and Margaret Somerville6. The Never-Ending Story? The Political and Legal Controversies over HIV and the Blood Supply in Denmark, Erik Albaek7. Blood Scandal and AIDS in Germany, Stephan Dressler8. Blood, Bureaucracy and Law: Responding to the HIV-Tainted Blood in Italy, Umberto Izzo9. HIV-Contaminated Blood and Australian Policy: The Limits of Success, John BallardPart II: Comparative Perspectives on the Politics of Medical Disaster10. Cultural Perspectives on Blood, Dorothy Nelkin11. The Politics of Blood: Hemophilia Activism in the AIDS Crisis, David Kirp12. The Circulation of the Blood: AIDS, Blood and the Economics of Information, Sherry Glied13. Conclusion: The Comparative Politics of Contaminated Blood: From Hesitancy to Scandal, Theodore Marmor, Patricia Dillon, and Stephen Scher