Bibliograph

Type

Label

Caste, the origins of our discontents : adapted for young adults, Isabel Wilkerson

Language

eng

Index

index present

Intended audience

Ages 12 and up, Delacorte Press1330L, Lexile

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Caste

Oclc number

1338228919

Responsibility statement

Isabel Wilkerson

Sub title

the origins of our discontents : adapted for young adults

Summary

"This work is based on Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents, copyright © 2020 by Isabel Wilkerson. Originally published in the United States in hardcover by Random House, an imprint and division of Penguin Random House LLC"--, Provided by publisherThe 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

Table Of Contents

The man in the crowd -- A structure built long ago -- The arbitrary construction of human divisions -- The eight pillars of casts -- The tentacies of caste -- The consequences of caste -- Awakening -- Epilogue: A world without caste

Target audience

juvenile

resource.variantTitle

Caste, adapted for young adultsOrigins of our discontents

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