Caste (Oprah's Book Club): The Origins of Our Discontents

Type

Book

Authors

Wilkerson, Isabel

ISBN 10

0593230256

ISBN 13

9780593230251

Tags

State & Local, Historical Study & Educational Resources, Slavery & Emancipation, Social Theory, Class

Description

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, a powerful caste system 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, and stigma. "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 American life today.

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