{"title":"Marta Russell","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMarta Russell\u003c\/strong\u003e offers incisive explorations of social justice, focusing particularly on the intersections of disability and economic systems. Her work challenges conventional perspectives, providing critical insights into how capitalism shapes the experience and treatment of disabled people.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders can expect thought-provoking analysis grounded in a commitment to equity and education. Her books serve as valuable resources for anyone interested in disability rights, social critique, and the structures that influence access and inclusion.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"capitalism-and-disability-by-marta-russell-9781608466863","title":"Capitalism and Disability","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book comprises a collection of groundbreaking writings by Marta Russell on the nature of disability and oppression under capitalism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSpread out over many years and many different publications, the late author and activist Marta Russell wrote a number of groundbreaking and insightful essays on the nature of disability and oppression under capitalism. In this volume, Russell's various essays are brought together in one place to provide a useful and expansive resource to those interested in better understanding the ways in which the modern phenomenon of disability is shaped by capitalist economic and social relations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe essays range in analysis from the theoretical to the topical, including but not limited to:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eThe emergence of disability as a 'human category' rooted in the rise of industrial capitalism and the transformation of the conditions of work, family, and society corresponding thereto.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eA critique of the shortcomings of a purely 'civil rights approach' to addressing the persistence of disability oppression in the economic sphere, with a particular focus on the legacy of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eAn examination of the changing position of disabled people within the overall system of capitalist production utilising the Marxist economic concepts of the reserve army of the unemployed, the labour theory of value, and the exploitation of wage-labour.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eThe effects of neoliberal capitalist policies on the living conditions and social position of disabled people as it pertains to welfare, income assistance, health care, and other social security programmes.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eImperialism and war as a factor in the further oppression and immiseration of disabled people within the United States and globally.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eThe need to build unity against the divisive tendencies which hide the common economic interest shared between disabled people and the often highly-exploited direct care workers who provide services to the former.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCapitalism and Disability\u003c\/em\u003e is an important work for those seeking to understand the intersection of disability and economic systems, offering valuable insights into the ongoing challenges faced by the disabled community.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47995364475116,"sku":"9781608466863","price":39.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781608466863-capitalism-and-disability.jpg?v=1784895044"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/marta-russell.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}