{"product_id":"gender-work-and-economy-book-heidi-gottfried-9780745647654","title":"Gender, Work, and Economy","description":"This engaging new text uses a feminist lens to crack open the often  hidden worlds of gender and work, addressing enduring questions about  how structural inequalities are produced and why they persist. Making  visible the social relationships that drive the global economy, the book  explores how economic transformations not only change the way we work,  but how we live our lives.   The full extent of changing patterns of employment and the current  financial crisis cannot be fully understood in the confines of narrow  conceptions of work and economy. Feminists address this shortcoming by  developing both a theory and a political movement aimed at unveiling the  power relations inherent in old and new forms of work. By providing an  analysis of gender, work, and the economy, Heidi Gottfried brings to  light the many faces of power from the bedroom to the boardroom. A  discussion of globalization is threaded throughout the book to uncover  the impact of increasing global interconnections, and vivid case studies  are included, from industrialized countries such as the US and the  global cities of New York, London, and Tokyo, as well as from developing  countries and the emerging global cities of Beijing, Shanghai, and  Dubai.   This comprehensive analysis of gender and work in a global economy,  incorporating sociology, geography, and political economy perspectives,  will be a valued companion to students in gender studies and across the  social sciences more generally.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49525995503889,"sku":"GOR010166724","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0745647650.jpg?v=1751042531","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/gender-work-and-economy-book-heidi-gottfried-9780745647654","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}