{"product_id":"9781439903216","title":"PRE-ORDER NOW Action=vie : A History of AIDS Activism and Gay Politics in France by Christophe Broqua","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e PRE-ORDER NOW - Published: 01\/05\/2026 \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAct Up-Paris became one of the most notable protest groups in France in the mid-1990s. Founded in 1989, and following the New York model, it became a confrontational voice representing the interests of those affected by HIV through openly political activism. Action=Vie, the English-language translation of Christophe Broqua's study of the grassroots activist branch, explains the reasons for the group's success and sheds light on Act Up's defining features-such as its unique articulation between AIDS and gay activism.   Featuring numerous accounts by witnesses and participants, Broqua traces the history of Act Up-Paris and shows how thousands of gay men and women confronted the AIDS epidemic by mobilizing with public actions. Act Up-Paris helped shape the social definition not only of HIV-positive persons but also of sexual minorities. Broqua analyzes the changes brought about by the group, from the emergence of new treatments for HIV infection to normalizing homosexuality and a controversy involving HIV-positive writers' remarks about unprotected sex. This rousing history ends in the mid-2000s before marriage equality and antiretroviral treatments caused Act Up-Paris to decline. \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback \/ softback","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57086691311989,"sku":"9781439903216","price":31.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781439903216.jpg?v=1776681296","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/9781439903216","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}