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The Arcana of Reproduction (Housewives, Prostitutes, Workers and Capital)
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Product Details
Author:
Leopoldina Fortunati, Arlen Austin, Sara Colantuono
Format:
Paperback
Pages:
352
Publisher:
Verso Books (February 25, 2025)
Language:
English
Audience:
General/trade
ISBN-13:
9781839767401
ISBN-10:
1839767405
Weight:
14.8oz
Dimensions:
6" x 8.39" x 0.93"
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RandomHouse
List Price:
$29.95
Country of Origin:
United States
Case Pack:
28
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$23.06
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P-RH
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A
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Yes
Pub Discount:
65
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Verso
Overview
The definitive feminist analysis of reproductive and ‘caring’ labor to emerge from Italian feminism of the 1970s
Emerging 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.
Emerging 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.
