Audiobook Caste (Oprah's Book Club) by Isabel Wilkerson

Description: Audiobook Caste (Oprahs Book Club) by Isabel Wilkerson Caste (Oprahs Book Club) The Origins of Our Discontents By: Isabel Wilkerson Narrated by: Robin Miles Length: 14 hrs and 26 mins Categories: Politics & Social Sciences https://samples.audible.com/bk/rand/007947/bk_rand_007947_sample.mp3 Publishers Summary #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • OPRAH’S BOOK CLUB PICK • “An instant American classic and almost certainly the keynote nonfiction book of the American century thus far.”—Dwight Garner, The New York Times The Pulitzer Prize-winning, bestselling author of The Warmth of Other Suns examines the unspoken caste system that has shaped America and shows how our lives today are still defined by a hierarchy of human divisions. NAMED THE #1 NONFICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR BY TIME, ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY People • The Washington Post • Publishers Weekly AND ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The New York Times Book Review • O: The Oprah Magazine • NPR • Bloomberg • Christian Science Monitor • New York Post • The New York Public Library • Fortune • Smithsonian Magazine • Marie Claire • Town & Country • Slate • Library Journal • Kirkus Reviews • LibraryReads • PopMatters Winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize • National Book Critics Circle Award Finalist • Dayton Literary Peace Prize Finalist • PEN/John Kenneth Galbraith Award for Nonfiction Finalist • PEN/Jean Stein Book Award Longlist “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 outcasting 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 American life today. ©2020 Isabel Wilkerson (P)2020 Random House Audio Shipping Shipping: The item will be shipped by Australia post with tracking. Delivery time: 5-7 working days nationally. Return & Refund Policy We guarantee our quality of the product we sell, including a replacement of a faulty CD. We do not accept return if the buyer's change of mind or you think it's a book Special Requests We are unable to list all the titles, if you have anything in mind, please do not hesitate to contact us via Ebay messaging box. Compliance & Disclaimer Policies The listing comply with the Ebay's policy: All digital items must be shipped via Digital medias, in form of CD/ DVD/ USB. The files have never been altered / modified in any shape or form, and in original contents. Disclaimer: This MP3 CD is not from the publisher / in the retail box, sold as-is. Buyer assumes responsibility for compliance with copyright laws and potential quality differences.

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