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Caste

The Origins of Our Discontents

by Isabel Wilkerson · 2020 · 496 pages

Oprah Winfrey
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About This Book

A comprehensive examination of the unspoken caste system that has shaped American history and society. The author draws parallels between the American hierarchy and the caste systems of India and Nazi Germany to reveal how social stratification persists beyond race and class.

Book Details

Published

2020

Pages

496

Language

en

ISBN

9780593230251

Awards & Recognition

Goodreads Choice Award for History & Biography (2020)Los Angeles Times Book Prize (2020)Carl Sandburg Literary Award

Audiobook Available

14h 26m
Narrated by Robin Miles

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