Caste : The origins of our discontents / Isabel Wilkerson.
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Summary:
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.View other formats and editions
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Circulation Modifier | Age Hold Protection | Active/Create Date | Status | Due Date |
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| Hood River County Library | 305.5122 WIL 2020 (Text) | 33892100242495 | Adult Non-Fiction | Book | None | 03/01/2021 | In process | - |
| Hood River County Library | 305.5122 WIL 2020 (Text) | 33892100700054 | Adult New Books | Book | None | 08/18/2020 | Checked out | 03/02/2021 |
| Baker County Library | 305.50973 .W681c 2020 (Text) | 37814003303170 | NON-FICTION - NEW | Book | System_Only_3months | 09/22/2020 | Checked out | 03/10/2021 |
| Baker Halfway Branch | 305.50973 .W681c 2020 (Text) | 37814003303188 | NON-FICTION - NEW | Book | System_Only_3months | 09/22/2020 | Checked out | 03/04/2021 |
| Cook Memorial Library - La Grande | 305.5 W681 (Text) | 35178001814337 | Adult Non-Fiction | Book | Branch_Only_3months | 08/06/2020 | On holds shelf | - |
| Harney County Library | 305.5122 WILKE (Text) | 37720000606806 | New Adult Display | Book | Branch_Only_3months | 09/10/2020 | On holds shelf | - |
| Hermiston Public Library | 305.5122 WIL (Text) | 37838000600510 | Adult Non-Fiction | Book | Branch_Only_3months | 11/28/2020 | In transit | - |
| Hood River Valley High School Library | 305.5 WIL (Text) | 33892006091616 | NON-FICTION | Book | Branch_Only_3months | 01/26/2021 | Available | - |
| Joseph Public Library | 305.5 WIL (Text) | 30002000260802 | Adult Nonfiction | Book | Branch_Only_2months | 01/07/2021 | Available | - |
| Klamath Community College | HT725 .U6 W55 2020 (Text) | 3760308435 | Main Collection | Book | None | 12/10/2020 | On holds shelf | - |
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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. |
| Summary, etc.: | 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. |
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| Subject: | Caste > United States. Social stratification > United States. Ethnicity > United States. Power (Social sciences) > United States. United States > Race relations. |
Summary:
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.
