{"product_id":"randy-shilts-and-the-band-played-on-politics-people-and-the-aids-epidemic","title":"Randy Shilts: And the Band Played On: Politics, People, and the AIDS Epidemic","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSerpent's Tail, 2021, softcover, 656 pages, 13.8 x 20.4 cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRandy Shilts was the first openly gay journalist dealing with gay issues for the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn 1981, the year when AIDS came to international attention, he quickly devoted himself to reporting on the developing epidemic, one which devastated his community and eventually took his life as well.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShilts interviewed over 1,000 people, weaving together extensive research in the form of personal stories and political reportage. He was perfectly placed to understand the cultural, medical and political impact of the disease on the gay community and United States society as a whole.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eAnd the Band Played On\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e exposes why AIDS was allowed to spread while the medical and political authorities ignored and even denied the threat. This book remains one of the great works of contemporary journalism and provides the foundation for continuing debates over governmental failure in handling lethal epidemics.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ICA Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58606546485632,"sku":null,"price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0012\/4390\/6109\/files\/81MD6e2qkxL._SY522.jpg?v=1785766486","url":"https:\/\/shop.ica.art\/products\/randy-shilts-and-the-band-played-on-politics-people-and-the-aids-epidemic","provider":"ICA Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}