{"product_id":"the-viral-underclass-steven-w-thrasher-9781250796639","title":"The Viral Underclass: The Human Toll When Inequality and Disease Collide","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e**LONGLISTED FOR THE 2023 PEN\/JOHN KENNETH GALBRAITH AWARD FOR NONFICTION**\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e**LONGLISTED FOR THE 2023 ANDREW CARNEGIE MEDALS FOR EXCELLENCE**\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e**WINNER OF THE 2022 POZ AWARD FOR BEST IN LITERATURE** \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"An irresistibly readable and humane exploration of the barbarities of class...readers are gifted that most precious of things in these muddled times: a clear lens through which to see the world.\"\u003cbr\u003e--Naomi Klein, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of\u003ci\u003e This Changes Everything \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e The Shock Doctrine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom preeminent LGBTQ scholar, social critic, and journalist Steven W. Thrasher comes a powerful and crucial exploration of one of the most pressing issues of our times: how viruses expose the fault lines of society. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHaving spent a ground-breaking career studying the racialization, policing, and criminalization of HIV, Dr. Thrasher has come to understand a deeper truth at the heart of our society: that there are vast inequalities in who is able to survive viruses and that the ways in which viruses spread, kill, and take their toll are much more dependent on social structures than they are on biology alone. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTold through the heart-rending stories of friends, activists, and teachers navigating the novel coronavirus, HIV, and other viruses, Dr. Thrasher brings the reader with him as he delves into the viral underclass and lays bare its inner workings. In the tradition of Isabel Wilkerson's \u003ci\u003eCaste\u003c\/i\u003e and Michelle Alexander's \u003ci\u003eThe New Jim Crow\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Viral Underclass\u003c\/i\u003e helps us understand the world more deeply by showing the fraught relationship between privilege and survival.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Steven W. Thrasher\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1250796636\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250796639\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Celadon Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/02\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.45h x 6.41w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal Prepub Alert\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2022 pg. 19\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/13\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2022 pg. 9","brand":"Steven W. Thrasher","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44049301274879,"sku":"9781250796639","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b8b6734f-3053-4fb2-917b-5219b7218d59.jpg?v=1685000792","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-viral-underclass-steven-w-thrasher-9781250796639","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}