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Wilkerson, Isabel.
Subjects
Caste -- United States.
Social stratification -- United States.
Ethnicity -- United States.
Power (Social sciences) -- United States.
United States -- Race relations.
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Wilkerson, Isabel.
Caste -- United States.
Social stratification -- United States.
Ethnicity -- United States.
Power (Social sciences) -- United States.
United States -- Race relations.
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Caste
: the
origins
of
our
discontents
/ Isabel Wilkerson.
by
Wilkerson, Isabel.
Thorndike Press, 2020.
Call #:
LP 305.5122 W681c
Subjects
Caste
-- United States.
Social stratification -- United States.
Ethnicity -- United States.
Power (Social sciences) -- United States.
United States -- Race relations.
ISBN:
9781432885168 (large print hc.)
Edition:
Large print ed.
Description:
709 p. (large print) ; 25 cm.
Notes:
"Oprah's book club, 2020"
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:
""As we go about
our
daily lives,
caste
is the wordless usher in a darkened theater, flashlight cast down in the aisles, guiding us to
our
assigned seats for a performance. The hierarchy of
caste
is not about feelings or morality. It is about power--which groups have it and which do not." In this brilliant book, Isabel Wilkerson gives us a masterful portrait of an unseen phenomenon in America as she explores, through an immersive, deeply researched narrative and stories about real people, how America today and throughout its history has been shaped by a hidden
caste
system, a rigid hierarchy of human rankings. Beyond race, class, or other factors, there is a powerful
caste
system that influences people's lives and behavior and the nation's fate. Linking the
caste
systems of America, India, and Nazi Germany, Wilkerson explores eight pillars that underlie
caste
systems across civilizations, including divine will, bloodlines, stigma, and more. Using riveting stories about people--including Martin Luther King, Jr., baseball's Satchel Paige, a single father and his toddler son, Wilkerson herself, and many others--she shows the ways that the insidious undertow of
caste
is experienced every day. She documents how the Nazis studied the racial systems in America to plan their out-cast of the Jews; she discusses why the cruel logic of
caste
requires that there be a bottom rung for those in the middle to measure themselves against; she writes about the surprising health costs of
caste
, in depression and life expectancy, and the effects of this hierarchy on
our
culture and politics. Finally, she points forward to ways America can move beyond the artificial and destructive separations of human divisions, toward hope in
our
common humanity. Beautifully written, original, and revealing,
Caste
: The
Origins
of
Our
Discontents
is an eye-opening story of people and history, and a reexamination of what lies under the surface of ordinary lives and of America life today."--From publisher.
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