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Kalichman, Seth C.
Denying AIDS

Conspiracy Theories and Pseudoscience in a Post-COVID World. Second Edition.

Paralleling the discovery of HIV and the rise of the AIDS pandemic, a flock of naysayers has dedicated itself to replacing facts with medical misinformation. "Denying AIDS" returns in a radically revised second edition at a moment when denialism has moved from the margins to the center of political and institutional power. In this uncompromising new edition, psychologist and public-health researcher Seth Kalichman exposes how AIDS denialism adapts to new crises, new audiences, and new technologies. The COVID pandemic did not invent denialism - it legitimized it. Arguments once dismissed as pseudoscience and conspiracy theories are amplified by political leaders. Denialism is now embedded in the broader anti-science movement that shakes the foundations of public health. This is not a neutral accounting of competing ideas. It is a psychological autopsy of denialism and why it persists. Kalichman shines a bright light on the destructive appeal of denialists - from professors and politicians to celebrities and rock stars. He exposes the threats posed by denialists - from discredited quacks to the Secretary of Health and Human Services. "Denying AIDS" is for anyone interested in public health. It is a deep dive into the psychological and sociopolitical forces that drive denialism. 2., grundlegend überarbeitete Auflage. XXXV,352 Seiten mit 20 Farb- und 13 s/w-Abb., broschiert (Springer Science+Business Media 2026) leichte Lagerspuren/unused, minor shelfwear