{"product_id":"caste","title":"CASTE: The Origins of Our Discontents","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eShips in 1–2 weeks:\u2028\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eI don't have this title on hand...yet! Once you order, I'll order it from my book distributor (and a few other copies for the future). Once it arrives, I'll ship it out to you right away.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e----------\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e#1 \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER - \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e READERS PICK: 100 BEST BOOKS OF THE 21st CENTURY - OPRAH'S BOOK CLUB PICK - ONE OF BARACK OBAMA'S FAVORITE BOOKS OF THE YEAR - \u003ci\u003eTIME\u003c\/i\u003e'S #1 NONFICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eReferenced in the historic 2026 Supreme Court decision in the concurrence by Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, who, in affirming birthright citizenship, called the Reconstruction Amendments \"an anticaste, antisubordination reset for the nation.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"An instant American classic and almost certainly the keynote nonfiction book of the American century thus far.\"--Dwight Garner, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"[\u003ci\u003eCaste\u003c\/i\u003e] changes the lens through which we see the world.\"--Oprah Winfrey for \u003ci\u003eTime, \u003c\/i\u003e\"25 Books That Capture This American Moment\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Pulitzer Prize-winning author of \u003ci\u003eThe Warmth of Other Suns\u003c\/i\u003e examines the unspoken caste system that has shaped America and shows how our lives today are still defined by a hierarchy of human divisions--now with a new afterword by the author.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"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.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBeyond 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, Isabel 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. Finally, she points forward to ways America can move beyond the artificial and destructive separations of human divisions, toward hope in our common humanity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"expandable-text__text\"\u003eWhy is this on the banned list? Challenged for \"opponents argue that its examination of systemic racism and social hierarchy promotes divisive concepts or causes psychological distress regarding race.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Morbidly Curious Book Club® | Online Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67592045003119,"sku":null,"price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0991\/3040\/9327\/files\/Websitephotos_75_b20b1d34-5d9f-432b-8fd0-6d43f20c990e.png?v=1790529981","url":"https:\/\/morbidlycuriousbookclub.myshopify.com\/products\/caste","provider":"Morbidly Curious Book Club® | Online Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}