{"product_id":"they-call-it-love-the-politics-of-emotional-life","title":"They Call It Love : The Politics of Emotional Life","description":"Comforting a family member or friend, soothing children, providing company for the elderly, ensuring that people feel well enough to work; this is all essential labour. Without it, capitalism would cease to function. They Call It Love investigates the work that makes a haven in a heartless world, examining who performs this labour, how it is organised, and how it might change.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e In this groundbreaking book, Alva Gotby calls this work 'emotional reproduction', unveiling its inherently political nature. It not only ensures people's well-being but creates sentimental attachments to social hierarchy and the status quo. Drawing on the thought of the feminist movement Wages for Housework, Gotby demonstrates that emotion is a key element of capitalist reproduction.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e To improve the way we relate to one another will require a radical restructuring of society.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Hardcover \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Published: UK, 2023\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Publisher: Verso Books\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Pages: 224\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Language: English\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e ISBN 13: 9781839767036\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e ISBN 10:  1839767030\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Alva Gotby","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44298446045450,"sku":"","price":21.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0282\/6066\/3399\/products\/9781839767036.jpg?v=1676472360","url":"https:\/\/www.shakespeareandsons.com\/products\/they-call-it-love-the-politics-of-emotional-life","provider":"Shakespeare \u0026 Sons Buchhandel GmbH","version":"1.0","type":"link"}