A Feminist Reading of Debt (Paperback)

***Winner of an English PEN Award 2021*** In this sharp intervention, authors Luci Cavallero and Veronica Gago defiantly develop a feminist understanding of debt, showing its impact on women and members of the LGBTQ+ community and examining the relationship between debt and social reproduction. Exploring the link between financial activity and the rise of conservative forces in Latin America, the book demonstrates that debt is intimately linked to gendered violence and patriarchal notions of the family. Yet, rather than seeing these forces as insurmountable, the authors also show ways in which debt can be resisted, drawing on concrete experiences and practices from Latin America and around the world. Featuring interviews with women in Argentina and Brazil, the book reveals the real-life impact of debt and how it falls mainly on the shoulders of women, from the household to the wider effects of national debt and austerity. However, through discussions around experiences of work, prisons, domestic labour, agriculture, family, abortion and housing, a narrative of resistance emerges. Translated by Liz Mason-Deese.

General

Imprint:	Pluto Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Mapping Social Reproduction Theory
Release date:	April 2021
First published:	2021
Authors:	Luci Cavallero • Veronica Gago
Translators:	Liz Mason-Deese
Dimensions:	215 x 135 x 11mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	112
ISBN-13:	978-0-7453-4172-9
Languages:	English
Subtitles:	Spanish
Categories:	Books > Business & Economics > Economics > Political economy Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Equal opportunities Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political activism > General Books > Business & Economics > Economics > Labour economics > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gender studies > Women's studies > Feminism Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Violence in society > Domestic violence
LSN:	0-7453-4172-1
Barcode:	9780745341729

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