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[2020]., Random House Call No: HI-INT 305.5 WIL Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: ""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"--
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[2020]., Random House Call No: 305.51 Wil Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to view Summary Note: Uncovers the origins, development, workings, and influence of America's hidden caste system by exploring three parallel systems--slavery in the American South, Nazi Germany, and the caste system in India. Features real-life examples of how the caste system has affected people's lives from slave plantations and lynchings to the mistreatment of African Americans by the government today. Also discusses the effects of the caste hierarchy on health, politics, and culture today and suggests ways America move away from a social hierarchy toward unity, such as creating a group similar to South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission. Draws on the works of experts, the author's own experiences, and portraits of African American pioneers through history.
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[2022]., Adolescent, Delacorte Press Call No: HI-INT 305.5 WIL Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "Readers will be fascinated by this young adult adaptation of the New York Times bestselling nonfiction work as they follow masterful narratives about real people that reveal an insidious phenomenon in the United States: a hidden caste system. Caste is not only about race or class; it is about power--which groups have it and which do not. Isabel Wilkerson explores historical social hierarchies, including those in India and Nazi Germany, and explains how perpetuating these rankings dehumanizes vast sections of society. Once we learn the reasons behind caste and see the often heartbreaking effects, Wilkerson says, we can bridge the divides and make way for an inclusive future where we are all equal"--From the publisher's web site.
