Social Reproduction Theory

Tithi Bhattacharya is a Marxist historian and activist, writing extensively on gender and the politics of Islamophobia. She has been active in movements for social justice throughout her life, spearheading campaigns across three continents. She is Professor of South Asian History at Purdue University and the author of Ghostly Past, Capitalist Presence, editor of Social Reproduction Theory and co-author of Feminism for the 99% which has been translated into over 30 languages. She is on the editorial board of Spectre, and lives in Indiana.

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• AcknowledgementsForeword by Lise Vogel1. Introduction: Mapping Social Reproduction Theory - Tithi Bhattacharya2. Crisis of Care? On the Social-Reproductive Contradictions of Contemporary Capitalism - Nancy Fraser3. Without Reserves - Salar Mohandesi and Emma Teitelman4. How Not to Skip Class: Social Reproduction of Labor and the Global Working Class - Tithi Bhattacharya 5. Intersections and Dialectics: Critical Reconstructions in Social Reproduction Theory - David McNally6. Children, Childhood and Capitalism: A Social Reproduction Perspective - Susan Ferguson7. Mostly Work, Little Play: Social Reproduction, Migration and Paid Domestic Work in Montreal - Carmen Teeple Hopkins8. Pensions and Social Reproduction - Serap Saritas Oran9. Body Politics: The Social Reproduction of Sexualities - Alan Sears 10. From Social Reproduction Feminism to the Women's Strike - Cinzia Arruzza Notes Index