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Caste : The origins of our discontents / Isabel Wilkerson.
The hierarchy of caste is not about feelings or morality. It is about power--which groups have it and which do not. Wilkerson explores how America today and throughout its history has been shaped by a hidden caste system, a rigid hierarchy of human rankings. 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. She discusses why the cruel logic of caste requires that there be a bottom rung for those in the middle to measure themselves against. Finally, she points forward to ways America can move beyond the artificial and destructive separations of human divisions, toward hope in our common humanity. --adapted from jacket.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780593230251
- ISBN: 0593230256
- Physical Description: xvii, 476 pages ; 25 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Random House, [2020]
Content descriptions
| General Note: | "Oprah's Book Club 2020"--Dust jacket. |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 443-453) and index. |
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| Subject: | Caste > United States. Social stratification > United States. Ethnicity > United States. Power (Social sciences) > United States. United States > Race relations. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Circulation Modifier | Status | Due Date | Courses |
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| Treasure Valley Community College Library | 305.5 W6522c (Text) | 32220001120274 | Adult Non-Fiction | In transit | - |
