Written for researchers and mental health professionals, this important book explores the needs and issues of HIV-affected children and provides recommendations for dealing with this disease in conjunction with poverty, drug abuse, and racism, as well as the challenges that accompany adolescence. Featuring research studies, methodologies, and firsthand experiences, HIV Affected and Vulnerable Youth: Prevention Issues and Approaches enables you to help children cope with HIV and assist families in emotionally supporting their children.

Though Cuba was among the first countries in the world to utilize rail transport, the history of its railroads has been little studied. This English translation of the prize-winning Caminos para el azucar traces the story of railroads in Cuba from their introduction in the nineteenth century through the 1959 Revolution.
More broadly, the book uses the development of the Cuban rail transport system to provide a fascinating perspective on Cuban history, particularly the story of its predominant agro-industry, sugar. While railroads facilitated the sugar industry's rapid growth...