Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents
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Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents is a nonfiction book by Isabel Wilkerson that examines the hidden caste systems shaping social hierarchy and inequality in the United States and around the world.
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| Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents canonical | 3 |
| 2020: Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents | 1 |
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Target entity: Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents Context triple: [Isabel Wilkerson, notableWork, Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents]
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Target entity: Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents Target entity description: Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents is a nonfiction book by Isabel Wilkerson that examines the hidden caste systems shaping social hierarchy and inequality in the United States and around the world.
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A.
Dreams from My Father
Dreams from My Father is Barack Obama’s acclaimed memoir that explores his early life, family history, and search for identity across the United States, Kenya, and Indonesia.
-
B.
A People’s History of American Empire
A People’s History of American Empire is a graphic history book that adapts Howard Zinn’s radical, bottom-up account of U.S. imperialism and foreign policy for a broad, visually driven audience.
-
C.
Reason and Revolution
Reason and Revolution is a seminal 1941 philosophical work by Herbert Marcuse that critically interprets Hegel and traces the development of critical theory and modern social thought.
-
D.
The Fears of the Rich, the Needs of the Poor
The Fears of the Rich, the Needs of the Poor is a book by epidemiologist and public health leader William H. Foege that reflects on global health inequities and the moral imperative to address them.
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E.
No Is Not Enough
"No Is Not Enough" is a political book by Naomi Klein that analyzes the rise of Donald Trump and outlines a broader progressive agenda for resisting right‑wing populism and neoliberalism.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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nonfiction book ⓘ |
| adaptedInto | film adaptation in development ⓘ |
| author | Isabel Wilkerson ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Goodreads Choice Award for History & Biography
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Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Current Interest ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| deweyDecimalClassification | 305.5122 ⓘ |
| followedBy | film and television discussions on caste and race ⓘ |
| genre |
history
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nonfiction ⓘ social commentary ⓘ sociology ⓘ |
| hasPart |
conclusion discussing ways to dismantle caste
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introduction describing caste as an underlying structure ⓘ sections comparing three caste systems ⓘ |
| influenced | public discourse on race and caste in the United States ⓘ |
| isbn10 | 0593230256 ⓘ |
| isbn13 | 9780593230251 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| libraryOfCongressClassification | HT725.W547 2020 ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
caste
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civil rights ⓘ discrimination ⓘ racism in the United States ⓘ social hierarchy ⓘ social inequality ⓘ |
| mediaType |
audiobook
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e-book ⓘ hardcover ⓘ paperback ⓘ print ⓘ |
| nominatedFor |
National Book Award for Nonfiction
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Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction ⓘ
surface form:
Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction
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| notableQuote | “Caste is the bones, race the skin.” ⓘ |
| pages | 496 ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication | New York City ⓘ |
| precededBy | The Warmth of Other Suns ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2020 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Penguin Random House
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Random House ⓘ |
| topic |
American history
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Jim Crow laws ⓘ Nazi Germany and racial hierarchy ⓘ comparison of caste in India and race in the United States ⓘ social stratification ⓘ structural racism ⓘ |
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