The viral underclass : the human toll when inequality and disease collide
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Contributors
Metzl, Jonathan, 1964- writer of foreword.
Published
New York : Celadon Books, 2022.
Edition
First edition.
Status
Rapid City Public Library - Social Science - Adult
SOCIAL SCIENCE 362.1962 THR
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Published
New York : Celadon Books, 2022.
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xiv, 334 pages ; 25 cm
Street Date
2208
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-323) and index.
Description
"From 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. Having 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. Told 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 Caste and Michelle Alexander's The New Jim Crow, The Viral Underclass helps us understand the world more deeply by showing the fraught relationship between privilege and survival"--
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Thrasher, S. W., & Metzl, J. (2022). The viral underclass: the human toll when inequality and disease collide (First edition.). Celadon Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Thrasher, Steven W. and Jonathan Metzl. 2022. The Viral Underclass: The Human Toll When Inequality and Disease Collide. Celadon Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Thrasher, Steven W. and Jonathan Metzl. The Viral Underclass: The Human Toll When Inequality and Disease Collide Celadon Books, 2022.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Thrasher, Steven W.,, and Jonathan Metzl. The Viral Underclass: The Human Toll When Inequality and Disease Collide First edition., Celadon Books, 2022.
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