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Capitalism and Disability
Selected Writings by Marta Russell
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This book is essential reading for students and scholars of social justice, disability studies, Marxist theory, and those interested in the intersections of economic systems and oppression. Activists and policy makers seeking a critical understanding of disability under capitalism will also find it a valuable resource.
This book comprises a collection of groundbreaking writings by Marta Russell on the nature of disability and oppression under capitalism.
Reviews and excerpts will be sought in the following publications: Journal of Disability Policy Studies, Journal of Disability Policy Studies, Socialist Register, Review of Radical Political Economics, Disability & Society, Berkeley Journal of Employment and Labor Law, ZNet, Monthly Review, California Disability Alliance, DisWeb.org
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This book comprises a collection of groundbreaking writings by Marta Russell on the nature of disability and oppression under capitalism.
Spread 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.
The essays range in analysis from the theoretical to the topical, including but not limited to:
- The 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.
- A 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.
- An 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.
- The 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.
- Imperialism and war as a factor in the further oppression and immiseration of disabled people within the United States and globally.
- The 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.
Capitalism and Disability 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.
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"Discovering Marta Russell’s work was a watershed moment for my family, changing not just how we saw ourselves as able-bodied or disabled individuals but how we understood the modern world. It led us to a new understanding of disability as a political issue, a social condition embedded in economic structures of exploitation and oppression, not simply a product of personal embodiment. To have any hope of building an accessible future, more people are going to need to read Russell and this collection is the place to begin." — Astra Taylor
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ISBN: 9781608466863
Publisher: Haymarket Books
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 06 August 2019
Country: United States
Imprint: Haymarket Books
Illustration: Illustrations
Contributors:
- Edited by Keith Rosenthal
Audience: General / adult
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Width: 139.0mm
Height: 215.0mm
Weight: 0g
Pages: 224
About the Author
Keith Rosenthal is a socialist writer and activist. He is a frequent contributor to the International Socialist Review magazine on the topics of disability, capitalism, and revolution.
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