Capitalism, the Family and Personal Life
An Expanded Edition
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2026
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978-1-83674-156-5 (ISBN)
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The classic account of the split between feminism and socialism reexamined by contemporary Left thinkers
A founding document of 1970s socialist-feminism, Capitalism, the Family, and Personal Life originated the thesis that modern forms of women's subordination are grounded in capitalism's historic division between "public" and "private"-or, as we would say today, "production" and "reproduction." Eli Zaretsky's book also traces the later blurring of that divide-and with it, the possibility of a new, non-economistic view of socialism that would transform both domains, emancipating not just "labor," nor just "women," but whole human beings. His vision rests on a novel conception of "personal life" as a modern institution, specific to capitalism but pointing beyond it, simultaneously embodying and distorting emancipatory desires. Following this diagnosis, the book proposes a new, integrated political strategy that overcomes the mutual alienation of feminists and socialists.
Capitalism, the Family, and Personal Life resonated strongly in the 1970s but was eclipsed as the New Left waned and as separatist and liberal feminisms became hegemonic. Today, however, its arguments speak directly to the concerns of anti-capitalist feminists, artists and intellectuals. The time is right, accordingly, to revisit this classic work and put it into conversation with contemporary activism.
Along with the original 1973 work, this edition includes an introduction by Nancy Fraser, comments by leading leftwing thinkers, including Wolfgang Streeck and Tithi Bhattacharya, and new reflections by Eli Zaretsky.
A founding document of 1970s socialist-feminism, Capitalism, the Family, and Personal Life originated the thesis that modern forms of women's subordination are grounded in capitalism's historic division between "public" and "private"-or, as we would say today, "production" and "reproduction." Eli Zaretsky's book also traces the later blurring of that divide-and with it, the possibility of a new, non-economistic view of socialism that would transform both domains, emancipating not just "labor," nor just "women," but whole human beings. His vision rests on a novel conception of "personal life" as a modern institution, specific to capitalism but pointing beyond it, simultaneously embodying and distorting emancipatory desires. Following this diagnosis, the book proposes a new, integrated political strategy that overcomes the mutual alienation of feminists and socialists.
Capitalism, the Family, and Personal Life resonated strongly in the 1970s but was eclipsed as the New Left waned and as separatist and liberal feminisms became hegemonic. Today, however, its arguments speak directly to the concerns of anti-capitalist feminists, artists and intellectuals. The time is right, accordingly, to revisit this classic work and put it into conversation with contemporary activism.
Along with the original 1973 work, this edition includes an introduction by Nancy Fraser, comments by leading leftwing thinkers, including Wolfgang Streeck and Tithi Bhattacharya, and new reflections by Eli Zaretsky.
Eli Zaretsky is Professor of History at the New School for Social Research and the author of Secrets of the Soul (the first scholarly history of psychoanalysis), Political Freud Why America Needs a Left and A Very Short Introduction to Walter Benjamin. He blogs for Sidecar and The London Review of Booksand was a founding editor of Socialist Revolution. His writing is informed by his experiences in teaching psychoanalysis and in leftwing politics, especially the New Left, and the civil rights in the South.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 3.3.2026 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Feminist Classics |
| Einführung | Nancy Fraser |
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 140 x 210 mm |
| Gewicht | 250 g |
| Themenwelt | Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Politische Systeme |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Politische Theorie | |
| Wirtschaft ► Volkswirtschaftslehre | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-83674-156-1 / 1836741561 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-83674-156-5 / 9781836741565 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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