From the Audiobook on CD - 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.
From the Book - Large Print - Large print edition.
Part 1 Toxins in the Permafrost and Heat Rising All Around --
Chapter 1 Afterlife of Pathogens p. 21 --
Chapter 2 An Old House and an Infrared Light p. 39 --
Chapter 3 An American Untouchable p. 48 --
Part 2 Arbitrary Construction of Human Divisions --
Chapter 4 A Long-Running Play and the Emergence of Caste in America p. 71 --
Chapter 5 "The Container We Have Built for You" p. 94 --
Chapter 6 Measure of Humanity p. 106 --
Chapter 7 Through the Fog of Delhi to the Parallels in India and America p. 124 --
Chapter 8 Nazis and the Acceleration of Caste p. 132 --
Chapter 9 Evil of Silence p. 149 --
Part 3 Eight Pillars of Caste --
Part 4 Tentacles of Caste --
Chapter 10 Central Miscasting p. 263 --
Chapter 11 Dominant Group Status Threat and the Precarity of the Highest Rung p. 274 --
Chapter 12 A Scapegoat to Bear the Sins of the World p. 293 --
Chapter 13 Insecure Alpha and the Purpose of an Underdog p. 312 --
Chapter 14 Intrusion of Caste in Everyday Life p. 320 --
Chapter 15 Urgent Necessity of a Bottom Rung p. 342 --
Chapter 16 Last Place Anxiety: Packed in a Flooding Basement p. 363 --
Chapter 17 On the Early Front Lines of Caste p. 373 --
Chapter 18 Satchel Paige and the Illogic of Caste p. 392 --
Part 5 Consequences of Caste --
Chapter 19 Euphoria of Hate p. 401 --
Chapter 20 Inevitable Narcissism of Caste p. 407 --
Chapter 21 German Girl with the Dark, Wavy Hair p. 424 --
Chapter 22 Stockholm Syndrome and the Survival of the Subordinate Caste p. 428 --
Chapter 23 Shock Troops on the Borders of Hierarchy p. 444 --
Chapter 24 Cortisol, Telomeres, and the Lethality of Caste p. 459 --
Chapter 25 A Change in the Script p. 473 --
Chapter 26 Turning Point and the Resurgence of Caste p. 490 --
Chapter 27 Symbols of Caste p. 507 --
Chapter 28 Democracy on the Ballot p. 533 --
Chapter 29 Price We Pay for a Caste System p. 538 --
Chapter 30 Shedding the Sacred Thread p. 549 --
Chapter 31 Heart Is the Last Frontier p. 560.
From the Book - Regular Print - First edition.
Toxins in the permafrost and heat rising all around
The arbitrary construction of human divisions
The eight pillars of caste
The consequences of caste
Epilogue: A world without caste.