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Caste (Oprah's Book Club): The Origins of Our Discontents by Wilkerson, Isabel is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

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The Pulitzer Prize?winning, bestselling author of The Warmth of Other Suns examines the unspoken caste system that has shaped America and shows how our lives today are still defined by a hierarchy of human divisions. "[ Caste ] should be at the top of every American's reading list."? Chicago Tribune "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,

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

Author

Wilkerson, Isabel

Publisher

Random House Publishing Group

Published

2020

Language

EN

ISBN

9780593230251

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Social Science, Science, Sociology

Rating

4.8 / 5 (43,288 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14