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The Gender Order of Neoliberalism
1. Aufl.
18,99 € |
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Verlag: | Wiley |
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Veröffentl.: | 09.08.2023 |
ISBN/EAN: | 9781509558865 |
Sprache: | englisch |
Anzahl Seiten: | 224 |
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Beschreibungen
What do mompreneurs, angry working-class men, and migrant domestic workers all have in common? They are all gendered subjects responding to the economic, political, and cultural realities of neoliberalism’s global gender order. <br /> <br /> In this ambitious book, Radhakrishnan and Solari map the varied gendered pathways of a global hegemonic regime. Focusing on the US, the former Soviet Union, and South and Southeast Asia, they argue that the interconnected histories of imperialism, socialism, and postcolonialism have converged in a new way since the fall of the Soviet Union, transforming the post-war international order that preceded it. Today, the ideal of the empowered woman – a striving, entrepreneurial subject who overcomes adversity and has many “choices” – symbolizes modernity for diverse countries competing for status in the global hierarchy. This ideal bridges the painful gap between aspiration and lived reality, but also spurs widespread discontent. <br /> <br /> Blending social theory, rich empirical evidence, and a multi-sited understanding of neoliberalism, this book invites all of us to question taken-for-granted knowledge about gender and capitalism, and to look to grassroots international movements of the past to chart the path to a fairer future.
<p>1. Introduction: A Multicentric World Order</p> <p>2. Neoliberalism’s Pre-histories</p> <p>3. Investing in “Empowered” Women</p> <p>4. Neoliberalism’s Gendered Architecture</p> <p>5. Moving Towards Modernity</p> <p>6. Manly Protectors</p> <p>7. Conclusion: A Fairer Multipolar Future</p>
“This perceptive book shows that offloading state responsibility onto individuals and families reinforces both the cover story of <i>neoliberal feminism</i> (i.e. making women free to choose, as long as they choose to continue providing unpaid social reproductive labor) and of the <i>manly protector</i> as both bulwark and, occasionally, threat to the neoliberal order.”<br /><b>Quinn Slobodian, Wellesley College and author of <i>Globalists: The End of Empire and the Birth of Neoliberalism<br /><br /></i></b>“This is a fascinating book! It offers an original and thought-provoking definition of the neoliberal gender order. This great author pairing provides expertise on a fantastic combination of cases, not usually placed in conversation with each other, to create one persuasive and engaging argument.”<br /><b>Sarah Ashwin, London School of Economics and Political Science, and author of <i>Gender, State and Society in Soviet and Post-Soviet Russia</i></b>
<b>Smitha Radhakrishnan</b> is Marion Butler McLean Professor of the History of Ideas and Professor of Sociology at Wellesley College.<br /><b>Cinzia D. Solari</b> is Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Massachusetts Boston.