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Caste : the origins of our discontents
Record details
- ISBN: 1432885162
- ISBN: 9781432885168
- ISBN: 9781432885168
- ISBN: 1432885162
- Physical Description: 709 pages (large print) ; 23 cm
- Edition: Large print edition.
- Publisher: Waterville, Maine : Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company, 2021.
- Copyright: ©2020
Content descriptions
| General Note: | "Oprah's book club, 2020" -- Cover. |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographic references (pages 687-706). |
| Formatted Contents Note: | The man in the crowd -- Toxins in the permafrost and heat rising all around. The afterlife of pathogens ; The vitals of history ; An old house and an infrared light ; An American untouchable ; An invisible program -- The arbitrary construction of human divisions. A long-running play and the emergence of caste in America ; "The container we have built for you" ; The measure of humanity ; Through the fog of Delhi to the parallels in India and America ; The Nazis and the acceleration of caste ; The evil of silence -- The eight pillars of caste. The foundations of caste: the origins of our discontents ; Pillar number one: divine will and the laws of nature ; Pillar number two: heritability ; Pillar number three: endogamy and the control of marriage and mating ; Pillar number four: purity versus pollution ; Pillar number five: occupational hierarchy: the Jatis and the Mudsil ; Pillar number six: dehumanization and stigma ; Pillar number seven: terror as enforcement, cruelty as a means of control ; Pillar number eight: inherent superiority versus inherent inferiority -- The tentacles of caste. Brown eyes versus blue eyes ; Central miscasting ; Dominant group status threat and the precarity of the highest rung ; A scapegoat to bear the sins of the world ; The insecure alpha and the purpose of an underdog ; The intrusion of caste in everyday life ; The urgent necessity of a bottom rung ; Last place anxiety: packed in a flooding basement ; On the early front lines of caste ; Satchel Paige and the illogic of caste -- The consequences of caste. The euphoria of hate ; The inevitable narcissism of caste ; The German girl with the dark, wavy hair ; The Stockholm syndrome and the survival of the subordinate caste ; Shock troops on the borders of hierarchy ; Cortisol, telomeres, and the lethality of caste -- Backlash. A change in the script ; Turning point and the resurgence of caste ; The symbols of caste ; Democracy on the ballot ; The price we pay for a caste system -- Awakening. Shedding the sacred thread ; The radicalization of the dominant caste ; The heart is the last frontier -- Epilogue: a world without caste. |
| Summary, etc.: | 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. |
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- 4 of 8 copies available at Bibliomation.
Holds
- 3 current holds with 8 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brookfield Library | 305.5 WILKERSON LARGE PRINT (Text) | 34029149137977 | Adult Nonfiction Large Type | Available | - |
| C.H. Booth Library - Newtown | LP 305.5122 WIL (Text) | 34014149481088 | Adult Large Type | Checked out | 04/27/2024 |
| Killingworth Library Association | LP 305.5122 WIL (Text) | 33420149171804 | Adult Large Type | Available | - |
| Mark Twain Library Association - Redding | 305.5122 Wil LP (Text) | 33620147437194 | Adult Large Type | Available | - |
| Plumb Memorial Library - Shelton | 305.5 WIL L.T. ed. (Text) | 34025148314245 | Adult Large Type | Checked out | 04/29/2024 |
| Ridgefield Library | LP 305.5122 WIL (Text)
Digital Bookplate/Donation note:
Made possible through a generous legacy gift from Aline Lawrence
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34010150270576 | Adult Nonfiction Large Type | In transit | - |
| Southbury Public Library | 305.5 WILKERSON/LP (Text) | 34019149374886 | Adult Large Type | In transit | - |
| Tolland Public Library | LP 305.5 WIL (Text) | 34051150349432 | Adult Nonfiction Large Type | Available | - |
