{"product_id":"family-abolition-capitalism-and-the-communizing-of-care-9780745343822","title":"Family Abolition: Capitalism and the Communizing of Care","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"An accessibly written distillation of two centuries worth of reproductive class struggle; a revived vision of revolutionary 'beloved community' for an age of climate catastrophe. Spread this book around, and start communizing care!\"\u003c\/b\u003e--Sophie Lewis, author of \u003ci\u003eAbolish the Family\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Stunningly urgent and timely...Through an exhilaratingly accessible narrative, O'Brien moves effortlessly between history, current specificities, and future possibilities to show that communized care is not a far-off fantasy\"--\u003c\/b\u003eLara Sheehi, Assistant Professor, George Washington University \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eFor some of us, the family is a source of love and support. But for many others, the family is a place of private horror, coercion, and personal domination. In a capitalist society, the private family carries the impossible demands of interpersonal care and social reproductive labor. Can we imagine a different future? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e In \u003ci\u003eFamily Abolition\u003c\/i\u003e, author M.E. O'Brien uncovers the history of struggles to create radical alternatives to the private family. O'Brien traces the changing family politics of racial capitalism in the industrial cities of Europe and in the slave plantations and settler frontier of North America, explaining the rise and fall of the housewife-based family form. From early Marxists to Black and queer insurrectionists to today's mass protest movements, O'Brien finds revolutionaries seeking better ways of loving, caring, and living. \u003ci\u003eFamily Abolition\u003c\/i\u003e takes us through the past and present of family politics into a speculative future of the commune, imagining how care could be organized in a free society. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eM.E. O'Brien\u003c\/b\u003e writes on gender and communist theory. She co-edits two magazines, \u003ci\u003ePinko\u003c\/i\u003e, on gay communism, and \u003ci\u003eParapraxis\u003c\/i\u003e, on psychoanalytic theory and politics. She co-authors the novel \u003ci\u003eEverything for Everyone: An Oral History of the New York Commune, 2052-2072\u003c\/i\u003e, and tweets @genderhorizon. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-15070459\"\u003eM. E. O'Brien\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Pluto Press (UK)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/10\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.40w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780745343822\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0745343821\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-SOC\"\u003eSocial Science\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-SOC026010\"\u003eSociology | Marriage \u0026amp; Family\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-SOC\"\u003eSocial Science\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-SOC032000\"\u003eGender Studies\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-SOC\"\u003eSocial Science\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-SOC010000\"\u003eFeminism \u0026amp; Feminist Theory\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eM.E. O'Brien is a leading voice of revolutionary queer politics. She works as a Community Oral History Coordinator at the New York Public Library, and is a core member of the editorial collective for Pinko magazine. Her work has been published in the book \u003ci\u003eTransgender Marxism\u003c\/i\u003e and the journal \u003ci\u003eEndnotes\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pluto Press (UK)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44475927331053,"sku":"9780745343822","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_3cc47e12-34bd-4023-9f67-6fb823acd4d1.jpg?v=1700677637","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/family-abolition-capitalism-and-the-communizing-of-care-9780745343822","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}