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And the Band Played on: Politics, People, and the AIDS Epidemic (Stonewall Inn Editions)by Randy Shilts
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:By the time Rock Hudson's death in 1985 alerted all America to the danger of the AIDS epidemic, the disease had spread across the nation, killing thousands of people and emerging as the greatest health crisis of the 20th century. America faced a troubling question: What happened? How was this epidemic allowed to spread so far before it was taken seriously? In answering these questions, Shilts weaves weaves the disparate threads into a coherent story, pinning down every evasion and contradiction at the highest levels of the medical, political, and media establishments. Shilts shows that the epidemic spread wildly because the federal government put budget ahead of the nation's welfare; health authorities placed political expediency before the public health; and scientists were often more concerned with international prestige than saving lives. Against this backdrop, Shilts tells the heroic stories of individuals in science and politics, public health and the gay community, who struggled to alert the nation to the enormity of the danger it faced. And the Band Played On is both a tribute to these heroic people and a stinging indictment of the institutions that failed the nation so badly. Randy Shilts was born in 1951, in Davenport, Iowa. One of the first openly gay journalists hired at a major newspaper, he worked for the San Francisco Chronicle for thirteen years. He died of AIDS in 1994 at his home in the Sonoma County redwoods in California. He was the author of The Mayor of Castro Street: The Life and Times of Harvey Milk (1982), And the Band Played On: Politics, People and the AIDS Epidemic (1987), and Conduct Unbecoming: Lesbians and Gays in the U.S. Military (1993). He also wrote extensively for many major newspapers and magazines, including The New York Times, Newsweek, Esquire, The Los Angeles Times, and The Advocate. By the time Rock Hudson's death in 1985 alerted all America to the danger of the AIDS epidemic, the disease had spread across the nation, killing thousands of people and emerging as the greatest health crisis of the 20th century. America faced a troubling question: What happened? How was this epidemic allowed to spread so far before it was taken seriously? In answering these questions, Shilts weaves the disparate threads into a coherent story, pinning down every evasion and contradiction at the highest levels of the medical, political, and media establishments. Shilts shows that the epidemic spread wildly because the federal government put budget ahead of the nation's welfare; health authorities placed political expediency before the public health; and scientists were often more concerned with international prestige than saving lives. Against this backdrop, Shilts tells the heroic stories of individuals in science and politics, public health and the gay community, who struggled to alert the nation to the enormity of the danger it faced. And the Band Played On is both a tribute to these heroic people and a stinging indictment of the institutions that failed the nation so badly. "A heroic work of journalism on what must rank as one of the foremost catastrophes of modern history."The New York Times "A heroic work of journalism on what must rank as one of the foremost catastrophes of modern history."The New York Times "Stunning . . . An impressively researched and richly detailed narrative."Time "Rivals in power and intensity, and in the brilliance of its reporting and writing, Truman Capote's In Cold Blood."The Boston Globe "A monumental history."The Washington Post Book World "The most thorough, comprehensive exploration of the AIDS epidemic to date . . . It is fascinating, frightening, and essential reading."San Francisco Sentinel "A textbook on how institutions workor fail to workin the face of such a threat."San Francisco Examiner "A lucid and stunning indictment of public policy toward the vicious disease . . . A valuable work of political history."Business Week "Shilts successfully weaves comprehensive investigative reporting and commercial page-turning pacing, political intrigue, and personal tragedy into a landmark book . . . Its importance cannot be overstated."Publishers Weekly "A popular history of the early years of the AIDS crisis, the book conveys in detail the political complexitiesand many different human dimensionsof the story. Reading Shilts, you wonder who will die next. You worry whether this terrible disease can ever be controlled. And you begin to feel anger at what Shilts portrays as the federal government's dithering . . . Shilts has produced the bestand what will likely be the most controversialbook yet on AIDS. Though many of the details in the book are familiar to veteran reporters, Shilts does not shy away from naming names and casting blame. He writes with passionate conviction, which is one of the book's strengthsand also, of course, a sound reason for some skepticism."Jim Miller, Newsweek "Shilts, a reporter for the San Francisco Chronicle who has covered AIDS full-time since 1983, takes us almost day by day through the first five years of the unfolding epidemic and the responsesconfusion and fear, denial and indifference, courage and determination. It is at once a history and a passionate indictment."H. Jack Geiger, The New York Times Book Review Synopsis:With a new introduction by "Rolling Stone" national reporter and bestselling author William Greider, this modern masterpiece remains as compelling, heartbreaking, enraging, and critically important as ever.
Synopsis:Upon it's first publication twenty years ago, And The Band Played on was quickly recognized as a masterpiece of investigatve reporting. An international bestseller, a nominee for the National Book Critics Circle Award, and made into a critically acclaimed movie, Shilts' expose revealed why AIDS was allowed to spread unchecked during the early 80's while the most trusted institutions ignored or denied the threat. One of the few true modern classics, it changed and framed how AIDS was discussed in the following years. Now republished in a special 20th Anniversary edition, And the Band Played On remains one of the essential books of our time. Synopsis:By the time Rock Hudson's death in 1985 alerted all America to the danger of the AIDS epidemic, the disease had spread across the nation, killing thousands of people and emerging as the greatest health crisis of the 20th century. America faced a troubling question: What happened? How was this epidemic allowed to spread so far before it was taken seriously? In answering these questions, Shilts weaves weaves the disparate threads into a coherent story, pinning down every evasion and contradiction at the highest levels of the medical, political, and media establishments. Shilts shows that the epidemic spread wildly because the federal government put budget ahead of the nation's welfare; health authorities placed political expediency before the public health; and scientists were often more concerned with international prestige than saving lives. Against this backdrop, Shilts tells the heroic stories of individuals in science and politics, public health and the gay community, who struggled to alert the nation to the enormity of the danger it faced. And the Band Played On is both a tribute to these heroic people and a stinging indictment of the institutions that failed the nation so badly. Description:"Notes on sources": p. 607-613.
About the AuthorRANDY SHILTS was one of the first journalists to recognize AIDS as an important national issue and, in the early 1980s, he began to report on AIDS full time for the San Francisco Chronicle, making him the only journalist to do so. He was also the author of The Mayor of Castro Street: The Life and Times of Harvey Milk and Conduct Unbecoming: Gay and Lesbians in the U.S. Military. Shilts died of AIDS-related complications in early 1994. Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Dramatis Personae The Bureaucracy Prologue Part I. Behold, A Pale Horse 1. The Feast of the Hearts Part II. Before/1980 2. Glory Days 3. Beaches of the Dispossessed 4. Foreshadowing 5. Freeze Frames Part III. Paving the Road/1981 6. Critical Mass 7. Good Intentions 8. The Prettiest One 9. Ambush Poppers 10. Golf Courses of Science 11. Bad Moon Rising Part IV. The Gathering Darkness/1982 12. Enemy Time 13. Patient Zero 14. Bicentennial Memories 15. Nightsweats 16. Too Much Blood 17. Entropy 18. Running on Empty 19. Forced Feeding 20. Dirty Secrets 21. Dancing in the Dark Part V. Battle Lines/January-June 1983 22. Let It Bleed 23. Midnight Confessions 24. Denial 25. Anger 26. The Big Enchilada 27. Turning Points 28. Only the Good 29. Priorities 30. Meanwhile 31. AIDSpeak Spoken Here 32. Star Quality Part VI. Rituals/July-December 1983 33. Marathons 34. Just Another Day 35. Politics 36. Science 37. Public Health 38. Journalism 39. People Part VII. Lights & Tunnels/1984 40. Prisoners 41. Bargaining 42. The Feast of the Hearts, Part II 43. Squeeze Play 44. Traitors 45. Political Science 46. Downbound Train 47. Republicans and Democrats 48. Embarrassed 49. Depression 50. The War Part VIII. The Butcher's Bill/1985 51. Heterosexuals 52. Exiles 53 Reckoning 54. Exposed 55. Awakening 56. Acceptance 57. Endgame Part IX. Epilogue/After 58. Reunion 59. The Feast of the Hearts, Part III Notes on Sources Index What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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