Marxism and the Oppression of Women: Toward a Unitary Theory: 45 (Historical Materialism Book Series) - Tapa dura

Nearly thirty years after its initial publication, Marxism and the Oppression of Women remains an essential contribution to the development of an integrative theory of gender oppression under capitalism. Lise Vogel revisits classical Marxian texts, tracking analyses of "the woman question" in socialist theory and drawing on central theoretical categories of Marx's Capital to open up an original theorisation of gender and the social production and reproduction of material life. Included in this edition are Vogel's article, "Domestic Labor Revisited" (originally published in Science & Society in 2000) which extends and clarifies her main theoretical innovations, and a new Introduction by Susan Ferguson and David McNally situating Vogel's work in the trajectory of Marxist-feminist thought over the past forty years.

Lise Vogel, a veteran of the U.S. civil-rights and women's-liberation movements, is Professor (retired) of Sociology at Rider University and the author of numerous books and articles. Before becoming a sociologist, she had an earlier career in art history. Susan Ferguson, Ph.D. (1996), Wilfrid Laurier University, is Associate Professor of Contemporary Studies and Journalism at the Brantford, Ontario campus of that university. She has published in the area of socialist feminism, children's culture, and journalism studies. David McNally, Ph.D. (1983) is Professor of Political Science at York University, Toronto and the author of six books, including Monsters of the Market: Zombies, Vampires and Global Capitalism (Brill, Historical Materialism Book Series, 2011).