{"product_id":"wages-for-housework-the-feminist-fight-against-unpaid-labor-hardcover","title":"Wages for Housework: The Feminist Fight Against Unpaid Labor - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEmily Callaci\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe \"illuminating, honest, nuanced\"​ (Robin D. G. Kelley)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e story of a radical campaign to change the way we value work\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Women do more than three-quarters of all the world's unpaid care work, contributing over $9 trillion to the global economy each year. Dishes don't clean themselves; dinner is not magically made; children must be cared for. But why is this work not compensated? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eWages for Housework\u003c\/i\u003e is the fascinating international story of Selma James, Silvia Federici, Mariarosa Dalla Costa, Wilmette Brown, and Margaret Prescod, whose movement demanded wages as a starting point for remaking the world as we know it. Drawing on their campaign's roots in 1970s America, Italy, and the UK, with original archival research and interviews, historian Emily Callaci explores the revolutionary potential of paying women for their work in the home, and how Wages for Housework reimagined potential futures under capitalism--and beyond--in ways that continue to be relevant today. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eWages for Housework\u003c\/i\u003e is an essential feminist history of an overlooked movement for economic and social justice. \u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEmily Callaci\u003c\/b\u003e is an associate professor of history at University of Wisconsin-Madison and an affiliate of the Program of Gender and Women's Studies. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eStreet Archives and City Life\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in Madison, Wisconsin. \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 9.4 x 6.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 18, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51978194583853,"sku":"9781541603516","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/TIwwFNY-L9781541603516.webp?v=1775800951","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/wages-for-housework-the-feminist-fight-against-unpaid-labor-hardcover","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}