{"product_id":"sex-race-and-class-the-perspective-of-winning-a-selection-of-writings-1952-2011-paperback","title":"Sex, Race, and Class--The Perspective of Winning: A Selection of Writings, 1952-2011 - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSelma James\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMarcus Rediker\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by), \u003cb\u003eNina López\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1972 Selma James set out a new political perspective. Her starting point was the millions of unwaged women who, working in the home and on the land, were not seen as \"workers\" and their struggles viewed as outside of the class struggle. Based on her political training in the Johnson-Forest Tendency, founded by her late husband C.L.R. James, on movement experience South and North, and on a respectful study of Marx, she redefined the working class to include sectors previously dismissed as \"marginal.\" \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFor James, the class struggle presents itself as the conflict between the reproduction and survival of the human race, and the domination of the market with its exploitation, wars, and ecological devastation. She sums up her strategy for change as \"Invest in Caring not Killing.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis selection, spanning six decades, traces the development of this perspective in the course of building an international campaigning network. It includes excerpts from the classic \u003cem\u003eThe Power of Women and the Subversion of the Community\u003c\/em\u003e which launched the \"domestic labor debate,\" the exciting \"Hookers in the House of the Lord\" which describes a church occupation by sex workers, an incisive review of the C.L.R. James masterpiece \u003cem\u003eThe Black Jacobins\u003c\/em\u003e, a reappraisal of the novels of Jean Rhys and of the leadership of Julius Nyerere, the groundbreaking \"Marx and Feminism,\" and more. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe writing is lucid and without jargon. The ideas, never abstract, spring from the experience of organising, from trying to make sense of the successes and the setbacks, and from the need to find a way forward.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSelma James\u003c\/b\u003e is the founder of the International Wages for Housework Campaign and helped launch the Global Women's Strike. She is the author of numerous publications, including \u003ci\u003eThe Power of Women and the Subversion of Community\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eStrangers and Sisters\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eWageless of the World\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cb\u003eMarcus Rediker\u003c\/b\u003e is a professor of Atlantic history at the University of Pittsburgh. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eBetween the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Many-Headed Hydra\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eVillains of All Nations\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. \u003cb\u003eNina López\u003c\/b\u003e is an author and joint coordinator of the Global Women's Strike. She is the coauthor of \u003ci\u003eThe Milk of Human Kindness\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 300\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 01, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51770846019872,"sku":"9781604864540","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/e073d5d242184f57ee5c34470a12f5e1.webp?v=1780379367","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/sex-race-and-class-the-perspective-of-winning-a-selection-of-writings-1952-2011-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}