The Arcana of Reproduction: Housewives, Prostitutes, Workers and Capital

By: Leopoldina Fortunati

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Synopsis: The definitive feminist analysis of reproductive and &‘caring&’ labor to emerge from Italian feminism of the 1970sEmerging from the great social upheavals that contested the sexual and racial divisions of labor globally in the 1970s, Leopoldina Fortunati&’s classic work expands and transforms how we analyze the sphere of reproduction, redefining the value of the individual&’s life and the labor performed in the home.Released here for the first time in its unabridged form with historical notation and contemporary commentary, The Arcana of Reproduction is a foundational text and essential contribution to today&’s discussions of social reproduction and the history of Italian feminism. Fortunati&’s work provides some of the earliest theorizations of &‘immaterial,&’ &‘affective,&’ and &‘caring&’ labor, and of the role of technology in reproduction, articulated decades before their popular reception in English academic literature.Reading this work some 50 years after its original publication gives us the tools to analyze the contemporary state of capitalist development and of women&’s lives today. The text remains prefigurative and essential in our era of digital labor.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
Book Size:: 288 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9781839767425
Related ISBNs:: 9781839767401
Publisher:: Verso Books
Date of Addition:: 02/25/25
Copyrighted By:: Arlen Austin and Sara Colantuono
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: History, Nonfiction, Social Studies, Philosophy, Politics and Government
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.
Translator:: Arlen Austin
Translator:: Sara Colantuono