Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:book
gptkbp:author gptkb:Isabel_Wilkerson
gptkbp:awards gptkb:award
gptkbp:focus Caste system in the United States
Comparative analysis of caste systems
gptkbp:genre gptkb:Author
gptkbp:impact Social justice movements
Public discourse on race
gptkbp:influences gptkb:The_New_Jim_Crow
gptkb:The_Warmth_of_Other_Suns
gptkbp:isbn 978-0593230251
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:notable_quote “ The hierarchy of caste is not about feelings or morality.”
“ Caste is the underlying structure of our society.”
“ Caste is a structure, not an event.”
“ Caste is the bones, race is the skin.”
“ We are all part of a caste system.”
gptkbp:page_count gptkb:496
gptkbp:published_by gptkb:2020
gptkb:Random_House
gptkbp:published_year gptkb:2020
gptkbp:publisher gptkb:Random_House
gptkbp:subject gptkb:American_history
gptkb:Social_hierarchy
Race relations
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Best_Book_of_2020_by_NPR
gptkb:Isabel_Wilkerson
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6