Caste [BOOK CLUB KIT] : the origins of our discontents
(Book Club Kit)
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Published
New York : Random House, [2020].
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
10 paperbacks.
xvii, 476 pages ; 25 cm.
xvii, 476 pages ; 25 cm.
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San Luis Obispo Library - Book Club Kits | Book Club Set | Checked Out | May 2, 2024 |
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Published
New York : Random House, [2020].
Format
Book Club Kit
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
UPC
40030087588
Notes
General Note
SLO Library Book Club in a Box: 10 books + discussion questions in a box.
General Note
Book club kit.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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, 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."--,Provided by publisher.
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