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Caste : (Record no. 61428)

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control field OCoLC
005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION
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008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION
fixed length control field 200323s2020 nyu e b 001 0 eng
010 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER
LC control number 2020012794
020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9780593230251
Qualifying information (hardcover)
International Standard Book Number 0593230256
035 ## - SYSTEM CONTROL NUMBER
System control number (OCoLC)on1147928120
040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE
Original cataloging agency DLC
Language of cataloging eng
Description conventions rda
Transcribing agency DLC
Modifying agency OCLCO
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042 ## - AUTHENTICATION CODE
Authentication code pcc
043 ## - GEOGRAPHIC AREA CODE
Geographic area code n-us---
050 00 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER
Classification number HT725.U6
Item number W55 2020
082 00 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 305.5/122
Edition number 23
100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Wilkerson, Isabel,
Relator term author.
9 (RLIN) 108073
245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT
Title Caste :
Remainder of title the origins of our discontents
250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT
Edition statement First edition.
264 #1 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE
Place of publication, distribution, etc New York :
Name of publisher, distributor, etc Random House,
Date of publication, distribution, etc [2020]
Date of publication, distribution, etc �2020
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent xvii, 476 pages ;
Dimensions 23 cm.
490 1# - SERIES STATEMENT
Series statement Oprah's book club. 2020 selection
500 ## - GENERAL NOTE
General note Series information from jacket
504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE
Bibliography, etc Includes bibliographical references (pages [443]-453) and index.
505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE
Formatted contents note The man in the crowd -- Toxins in the permafrost and heat rising all around -- The arbitrary construction of human divisions -- The eight pillars of caste -- The tentacles of caste -- The consequences of caste -- Backlash -- Awakening -- Epilogue: A world without caste.
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc ""As we go about our daily lives, caste is the wordless usher in a darkened theater, flashlight cast down in the aisles, guiding us to our assigned seats for a performance. The hierarchy of caste is not about feelings or morality. It is about power--which groups have it and which do not." In this brilliant book, Isabel Wilkerson gives us a masterful portrait of an unseen phenomenon in America as she explores, through an immersive, deeply researched narrative and stories about real people, how America today and throughout its history has been shaped by a hidden caste system, a rigid hierarchy of human rankings. 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. Using riveting stories about people--including Martin Luther King, Jr., baseball's Satchel Paige, a single father and his toddler son, Wilkerson herself, and many others--she shows the ways that the insidious undertow of caste is experienced every day. She documents how the Nazis studied the racial systems in America to plan their out-cast of the Jews; she discusses why the cruel logic of caste requires that there be a bottom rung for those in the middle to measure themselves against; she writes about the surprising health costs of caste, in depression and life expectancy, and the effects of this hierarchy on our culture and politics. Finally, she points forward to ways America can move beyond the artificial and destructive separations of human divisions, toward hope in our common humanity. Beautifully written, original, and revealing, Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents is an eye-opening story of people and history, and a reexamination of what lies under the surface of ordinary lives and of America life today"--
Summary, etc The hierarchy of caste is not about feelings or morality. It is about power-- which groups have it and which do not. Wilkerson explores how America today and throughout its history has been shaped by a hidden caste system, a rigid hierarchy of human rankings. 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. She discusses why the cruel logic of caste requires that there be a bottom rung for those in the middle to measure themselves against. Finally, she points forward to ways America can move beyond the artificial and destructive separations of human divisions, toward hope in our common humanity. -- adapted from jacket
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Caste
Geographic subdivision United States.
9 (RLIN) 108767
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Social stratification
Geographic subdivision United States.
9 (RLIN) 108768
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Ethnicity
Geographic subdivision United States.
9 (RLIN) 103229
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Power (Social sciences)
Geographic subdivision United States.
9 (RLIN) 108769
651 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--GEOGRAPHIC NAME
Geographic name United States
General subdivision Race relations.
9 (RLIN) 108770
776 08 - ADDITIONAL PHYSICAL FORM ENTRY
Display text Online version:
Main entry heading Wilkerson, Isabel.
Title Caste
Edition First edition.
Place, publisher, and date of publication New York : Random House, [2020]
International Standard Book Number 9780593230268
Record control number (DLC) 2020012795
830 #0 - SERIES ADDED ENTRY--UNIFORM TITLE
Uniform title Oprah's book club.
Number of part/section of a work 2020 selection.
9 (RLIN) 29443
942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA)
Source of classification or shelving scheme Dewey Decimal Classification
Koha item type NF
Holdings
Withdrawn status Lost status Collection code Home library Current library Shelving location Date acquired Source of acquisition Full call number Barcode Number Koha item type
    Nonfiction Chamberlin Free Public Library Chamberlin Free Public Library Nonfiction 03/10/2021 Brodart. 305.5 WIL 34480000580310 NF