Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents
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The Pulitzer Prize-winning creator of The Heat of Different Suns examines the unstated caste system that has formed America and reveals how our lives right this moment are nonetheless outlined by a hierarchy of human divisions—now with a brand new Afterword by the creator.
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Winner of the Los Angeles Instances Guide Prize • Nationwide Guide Critics Circle Award Finalist • Winner of the Carl Sandburg Literary Award • Dayton Literary Prize Finalist • PEN/John Kenneth Galbraith Award for Nonfiction Finalist • PEN/Jean Stein Guide Award Finalist • Kirkus Prize Finalist
“As we go about our every day lives, caste is the wordless usher in a darkened theater, flashlight forged down within the aisles, guiding us to our assigned seats for a efficiency. The hierarchy of caste is just not about emotions or morality. It’s about energy—which teams have it and which don’t.”
Past race, class, or different elements, there’s a highly effective caste system that influences folks’s lives and habits and the nation’s destiny. Linking the caste methods of America, India, and Nazi Germany, Isabel Wilkerson explores eight pillars that underlie caste methods throughout civilizations, together with divine will, bloodlines, stigma, and extra. Utilizing riveting tales about folks—together with Martin Luther King, Jr., baseball’s Satchel Paige, a single father and his toddler son, Wilkerson herself, and lots of others—she reveals the ways in which the insidious undertow of caste is skilled on daily basis. Lastly, she factors ahead to methods America can transfer past the unreal and harmful separations of human divisions, towards hope in our frequent humanity.
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Writer : Random Home Commerce Paperbacks (February 14, 2023)
Language : English
Paperback : 544 pages
ISBN-10 : 0593230272
ISBN-13 : 978-0593230275
Merchandise Weight : 2.31 kilos
Dimensions : 5.14 x 1.12 x 7.94 inches
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JC Davenport –
Hope and Love
I didn’t want to read this book. I did very much enjoy Isabel Wilkerson’s Warmth of Other Suns, and I’ve enjoyed countless other historic books on race so I guess I assumed this would be a “preaching to the choir” kind of book that I didn’t need. I’ve also read “White Trash” by Nancy Isenberg and “Hillbilly Elegy” by the now Vice Presidential candidate J.D. Vance to help me better understand white sentiment and seemingly endless anger. But my sister said I had to read it so I did.It’s easy reading, candid, engaging and non preachy. There’s no angry tone. There’s reasoning and methodical stories of caste and comparisons between USA, India and ouch . . Natzi Germany. And still there’s no villainizing. Just comparisons and stories.So why was it also uncomfortable reading? Well I like history. It’s safe and it’s back there, and helps me understand the world today. This is a history book, but it makes the connection and reaches into current times in a compelling, truthful and ultimately disturbing way. Racism isn’t over. And it doesn’t automatically go away. If a caste system exists, it exists whether it’s acknowledged or not. This book presents caste as a neverending story. I’m not sorry that it was upsetting for me or that I had to read in short segments. Do whites really need to have a designated lower black class in our country – or else discontentment (which is a nice way of putting it) sets in and basically takes over? Is this our security? Ouch. Big ouch as in – ouch of a lifetime.What a landmark book. You can’t read this and be the same person, whatever race you call yourself. Ok maybe you can. But I’m not. So many good wishes at the end of the book too. “A world without caste would set everyone free.” Ms. Wilkerson then exonerates us to “make a connection” across caste. She doesn’t use the word love, but that’s what this book is all about. Hope and love.
SuzEQue –
GREAT BOOK!
What an eye opening viewpoint of how “caste” really does exist in America but we just view it or talk about it in different terms. Isabel does a great job of outlining just how things in the US are eerily similar to caste in India &/or other countries who look to forcibly eliminate non-native inhabitants.
Joe Conway (he, him, his) –
We’ve been lied to…
BOOK REVIEW: âCaste: The Origins of Our Discontentsâ tied everything together for me regarding the history of America, current events, and racial equity. A powerful book with lots of research explained in a reasonable and practical way for every reader.I have posted many quotes and excerpts so I will not quote much here. I will talk about one of the Pillars of Caste that hit close to home for me, personally.The first Pillar of a Caste System that Wilkerson unpacks for us is âDivine Will and the Laws of Nature.â Not to put too fine a point on it, but a Caste System needs religion to define a few things for us. If you have no God, you become your own god by shaping your own destiny and your view of others is your unbridled opinion…and it is right! ð What I mean by that is that you or your view are your own definition of right and wrong, superior and inferior, or better and best. If you are more agnostic (i.e. one who claims neither faith nor disbelief in God), then, again, you are inclined to cling more to the sciences or facts with some reservations around the unknown. Logic becomes an anchor for you as long as your logic is anchored to the truth. But, what is the truth? The beauty in the agnostic and the atheist (the no-God person) is that with enough evidence they can be convinced and, furthermore, they convince themselves…as it should be. The problem child is the people of faith.The above is my personal research and combined experience of over 30-years. This book charged me with seeing people of faith with, yet again, new eyes or fresh lenses. Regardless of your faith, a Caste System needs you as a foundational pillar. Wilkerson goes over this in great detail, so I will ruin nothing for you. I will say that if God says or establishes that people are âlesser thanâ the people that follow that God, the disciples of that God will establish a hierarchical structure to honor their deity. Mind blown! 𤯠There it was right under my nose the whole time and like a rising stench from the pit of Hell disturbing me for years though I could not put my finger on it!This book sent me back to study the Tyndale Bible and its origins (this is not in Wilkersonâs book). How William Tyndale and his works sent the Catholic Church into a tailspin. How he enlightened many and influenced greatly the King James Version (KJV) of the Bible and many other versions to the tune that 70%-85% of most Bibles today adhere to Tyndaleâs translations from Greek, Hebrew, and Aramaic. An interesting fact is that Tyndale never lived long enough to see his Bible completed. Why is all of this important? If you are of the Christian faith, translations and interpretations of this great work had some biases and malevolencies added that you (and I) may not be totally unaware of that played a major role in setting up the American Caste System.This was my experience in reading this book, based on past experiences, research, my training and knowledge of the Scriptures, my years as a pastor and mentor, and my worldview of living in this Caste System as an African/Black American. Your experience will be different and that should go without saying.Enjoy the read!
Gian Sandhu –
“Caste: The Origins of Our Discontentsâ is America’s hidden reality and a must-read. It is a compelling and eye-opening book, particularly for those with a solid grasp of world history. It exposes the deeply entrenched, yet often overlooked, treatment of the Black community in particular and other minorities in general in the United States. The author skillfully compares this with global historical events, shedding light on similarities and drawing powerful parallels. This highlights the gravity of these injustices and challenges readers to re-evaluate their understanding of American history.The narrative is well-researched and emotionally resonant, effectively connecting historical facts with their human experiences. The book goes beyond recounting past injustices and examines their lasting impacts on contemporary American society and culture. “Casteâ is a transformative read, offering a profound perspective on American history and identity. A must-read.
S.A. –
This book is a gem that should be read and discussed at school by every young person.I understand why it was in Oprahâs book club.Very educating, very eye opening , very enlightening and touching. A message to everyone:Read this book!
Rene Andrew –
Race is a complicated issue, this book illustrates another layer to an already complicated, yet unnecessary situation in our times. Read and learn.
Cliente Amazon –
Still reading since is quite long. Was advised by some american friends.
Anderson –
Totally enthralling. A superb piece of work – from cover to cover it dares the reader not to turn the page. Not recognised as a piece of anthropology the subject matter really hits home. Those who attack this book just reinforce the issues that it raises as they protect the very caste system that it reveals.Superb.