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The rise and decline of patriarchal systems : an intersectional political economy

Title
The rise and decline of patriarchal systems : an intersectional political economy / Nancy Folbre.
Author
Folbre, Nancy
Publication
  • London : Verso, 2020.
  • ©2021

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Book/textUse in library JFE 21-4157Schwarzman Building - Main Reading Room 315

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Subject
  • Patriarchy
  • Patriarchy > Economic aspects
  • Feminism
  • Equality
  • Capitalism
Genre/Form
Informational works.
Note
  • "Verso is the imprint of New Left Books"--Title page verso.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references pages (231-291) and index.
Contents
Theoretical tools -- Intersectional political economy -- Defining the patriarchal -- Gender, structure, and collective agency -- Appropriation, reproduction, and production -- Hierarchy and exploitation -- Reconstructed narratives -- Patriarchal ascents -- Capitalist trajectories -- Welfare state tensions -- Gender and care costs -- Division and alliance.
Call Number
JFE 21-4157
ISBN
  • 1786632950
  • 9781786632951
LCCN
2020948692
OCLC
1236852893
Author
Folbre, Nancy, author.
Title
The rise and decline of patriarchal systems : an intersectional political economy / Nancy Folbre.
Publisher
London : Verso, 2020.
Copyright Date
©2021
Description
xi, 308 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references pages (231-291) and index.
Summary
"In this groundbreaking new work, Nancy Folbre builds on a critique and reformulation of Marxian political economy, drawing on a larger body of scientific research, including neoclassical economics, sociology, psychology, and evolutionary biology, to answer the defining question of feminist political economy: why is gender inequality so pervasive? In part, because of the contradictory effects of capitalist development: on the one hand, rapid technological change has improved living standards and increased the scope for individual choice for women; on the other, increased inequality and the weakening of families and communities have reconfigured gender inequalities, leaving caregivers particularly vulnerable. The Rise and Decline of Patriarchal Systems examines why care work is generally unrewarded in a market economy, calling attention to the non-market processes of childbearing, childrearing and the care of other dependents, the inheritance of assets, and the use of force and violence to appropriate both physical and human resources. Exploring intersecting inequalities based on class, gender, age, race/ethnicity, and citizenship, and their implications for political coalitions, it sets a new feminist agenda for the twenty-first century."--Provided by publisher.
Research Call Number
JFE 21-4157
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