Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents, by Isabel Wilkerson, is a work of nonfiction published in 2020. In her thoroughly documented work, Wilkerson explores caste as a global phenomenon, focusing her attention on India, Nazi Germany, and the United States. The central argument of Caste is that in America race is a visual marker of caste, and the treatment of American Blacks is the most violent expression of these caste systems. Caste is Wilkerson's second book. Her earlier work as a journalist and as the author of The Warmth of Other Suns has earned her multiple literary prizes, among them the National Book Critics Circle Award and the Pulitzer Prize.
Class and Caste
Introduction
In literature dealing with race and prejudice, class is often intertwined with race and ethnicity; those who are discriminated against due to race are more likely to be tr...
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Class and Caste