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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| 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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this entity surface form: "2020: Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents"