{"product_id":"outcast-oliver-basciano-9781644454060","title":"Outcast: A History of Leprosy, Humanity, and the Modern World","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe story of how one misunderstood disease became the global blueprint for stigma and ostracization \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eOutcast: A History of Leprosy, Humanity and the Modern World\u003c\/i\u003e reveals leprosy as the world's foundational stigma, underlying the colonialism, exclusion, and exploitation that has shaped contemporary life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAfter hearing leprosy being used as an anti-immigration dog whistle, Oliver Basciano began a journey into the past, uncovering how this ancient disease has been weaponized, used to justify forced exile and social ostracism around the world. Traveling from the last leprosarium in Europe to remote villages in Mozambique, from Siberian settlements to Brazil's hinterlands, Basciano builds a history that centers the voices of patients and those forced into the colony system. Along the way, he finds communities formed in exile, patient activism, and the persistent human capacity for joy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this pulsating, compassionate book, the trope of medieval suffering is transformed into a bitingly relevant study of hope and solidarity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Oliver Basciano\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1644454068\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781644454060\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Graywolf Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/07\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 312\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00h x 1.00w x 1.00d","brand":"Oliver Basciano","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48217863618815,"sku":"9781644454060","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c2ee8ddf-c1fb-4c0b-bf24-dd8d6a6d2af5.jpg?v=1771999940","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/outcast-oliver-basciano-9781644454060","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}