From the Book - First edition.
Part One. Toxins in the Permafrost and Heat Rising all Around --
The afterlife of pathogens --
An old house and an infrared light --
An American untouchable --
Part Two. The Arbitrary Construction of Human Divisions --
A long-running play and the emergence of caste in America --
"The container we have built for you" --
The measure of humanity --
Through the fog of Delhi to the parallels in India and America --
The Nazis and the acceleration of caste --
Part Three. The Eight Pillars of Caste --
The foundations of caste : The origins of our discontents --
Pillar number one : Divine will and the laws of nature --
Pillar number two : Heritability --
Pillar number three : Endogamy and the control of marriage and mating --
Pillar number four : Purity versus pollution --
Pillar number five : Occupational hierarchy : the jatis and the mudsill --
Pillar number six : Dehumanization and stigma --
Pillar number seven : Terror as enforcement, cruelty as a means of control --
Pillar number eight : Inherent superiority versus inherent inferiority --
Part Four. The Tentacles of Caste --
Brown eyes versus blue eyes --
Dominant group status threat and the precarity of the highest rung --
A scapegoat to bear the sins of the world --
The insecure alpha and the purpose of an underdog --
The intrusion of caste in everyday life --
The urgent necessity of a bottom rung --
Last place anxiety : packed in a flooding basement --
On the early front lines of caste --
Satchel Paige and the illogic of caste --
Part Five. The Consequences of Caste --
The inevitable narcissism of caste --
The German girl with the dark, wavy hair --
The Stockholm Syndrome and the survival of the subordinate caste --
Shock troops on the borders of hierarchy --
Cortisol, telomeres, and the lethality of caste --
A change in the script --
Turning point and the resurgence of caste --
Democracy on the ballot --
The price we pay for a caste system --
Shedding the sacred thread --
The radicalization of the dominant caste --
The heart is the last frontier --
Epilogue: A world without caste.
From the Audiobook - Unabridged.
Part one: Toxins in the permafrost and heat rising all around. Chapter one: The afterlife of pathogens
Chapter two: An old house and an infrared light
Chapter three: An American untouchable
Part two: The arbitrary construction of human divisions. Chapter four: A long-running play and emergence of caste in America
Chapter five: "The Container We Have Built for You"
Chapter six: The measure of humanity
Chapter seven: Through the fog of Delhi to the parallels in India and America
Chapter eight: The Nazis and the acceleration of caste
Chapter nine: The Evil of Silence
Part three: The eight pillars of caste. The foundations of caste: The Origins of Our Discontents
Pillar number one: Divine will and the laws of nature
Pillar number two: Heritability
Pillar number three: Endogamy and the control of marriage and mating
Pillar number four: Purity versus pollution
Pillar number five: Occupational hierarchy: The Jatis and the Mudsill
Pillar number six: Dehumanization and stigma
Pillar number seven: Terror as enforcement, cruelty as a means of control
Pillar number eight: Inherent superiority versus inherent inferiority
Part four: The tentacles of caste. Brown eyes versus blue eyes
Chapter ten: Central miscasting
Chapter eleven: Dominant group status threat and the precarity of the highest rung
Chapter twelve: A scapegoat to beat the sins of the world
Chapter thirteen: The insecure Alpha and the purpose of an underdog
Chapter fourteen: The intrusion of caste in everyday life
Chapter fifteen: The urgent necessity of a bottom rung
Chapter sixteen: Last place anxiety: Packed in a flooding basement
Chapter seventeen: On the early front lines of caste
Chapter eighteen: Satchel Paige and the illogic of caste
Part five: The consequences of caste. Chapter nineteen: The Euphoria of Hate
Chapter twenty: The inevitable narcissism of caste
Chapter twenty-one: The German girl with the dark, wavy hair
Chapter twenty-two: The Stockholm Syndrome and the survival of the subordinate caste
Chapter twenty-three: Shock troops on the borders of hierarchy
Chapter twenty-four: Cortisol, telomeres and the lethality of caste
Part six: Backlash, Chapter twenty-five: A change in the script
Chapter twenty-six: Turning point and the resurgence of caste
Chapter twenty-seven: The symbols of caste
Chapter twenty-eight: Democracy on the ballot
Chapter twenty-nine: The price we pay for a caste system
Part seven: Awakening. Chapter thirty: Shedding the sacred thread
The Radicalization of the Dominant Caste
Chapter thirty-one: The heart is the last frontier
Epilogue: A world without caste.
