Life's Work is a study of the shifting spaces and material practices of social reproduction in the global era. The volume blurs the heavily drawn boundaries between production and reproduction, showing through case studies of migration, education and domesticity how the practices of everyday life challenge these categorical distinctions.
New and innovative study of the shifting spaces and material practices of social reproduction in the global era.
Investigates changing conceptions of subjectivity, national identity and modernity.
Focuses on both theoretical and practical issues.
Includes case studies on migration, education and domesticity.
Language
English
Pages
233
Format
Paperback
Release
May 21, 2004
ISBN 13
9781405111348
Life's Work: Geographies of Social Reproduction
Life's Work is a study of the shifting spaces and material practices of social reproduction in the global era. The volume blurs the heavily drawn boundaries between production and reproduction, showing through case studies of migration, education and domesticity how the practices of everyday life challenge these categorical distinctions.
New and innovative study of the shifting spaces and material practices of social reproduction in the global era.
Investigates changing conceptions of subjectivity, national identity and modernity.
Focuses on both theoretical and practical issues.
Includes case studies on migration, education and domesticity.