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i Power and Feminist Agency in Capitalism iii i j Power and Feminist Agency in Capitalism Toward a New Theory of the Political Subject Claudia Leeb i j 1 1 Oxford University Press is a department of the University of Oxford. It furthers the University’s objective of excellence in research, scholarship, and education by publishing worldwide. Oxford is a registered trade mark of Oxford University Press in the UK and certain other countries. Published in the United States of America by Oxford University Press 198 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10016, United States of America. © Oxford University Press 2017 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, without the prior permission in writing of Oxford University Press, or as expressly permitted by law, by license, or under terms agreed with the appropriate reproduction rights organization. Inquiries concerning reproduction outside the scope of the above should be sent to the Rights Department, Oxford University Press, at the address above. You must not circulate this work in any other form and you must impose this same condition on any acquirer. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Names: Leeb, Claudia, author. Title: Power and feminist agency in capitalism : toward a new theory of the political subject / Claudia Leeb. Description: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2017] | Includes index. Identifiers: LCCN 2016038309 (print) | LCCN 2016052211 (ebook) | ISBN 9780190639891 (hardcover : alk. paper) | ISBN 9780190639907 (Updf) | ISBN 9780190639914 (Epub) Subjects: LCSH: Feminist theory. | Political science—Philosophy. | Capitalism. | Feminist economics. Classification: LCC HQ1190 .L434 2017 (print) | LCC HQ1190 (ebook) | DDC 305.4201—dc23 LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2016038309 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Printed by Sheridan Books, Inc., United States of America v For my father, Anton Leeb, a factory worker, because of all his love for me. Für meinen Vater, Anton Leeb, ein Fabriksarbeiter, wegen all seiner Liebe für mich. For Matt, because he never stopped believing in me. Für Matt, weil er nie aufgehört hat an mich zu glauben. vii i Contents 1. Introduction 1 Part I | The Subject- in- Outline 2. The When of Sociopolitical Transformation: The Moment of the Limit 21 3. Who Changes the World: The Political Subject- in- Outline 55 4. How to Transform the World: Rethinking Theory and Practice 82 5. What Makes Us Rebel: Suffering Reconsidered 109 Part II | Applications 6. Rejecting the Politics of (Mis)Recognition: Butler Revisited 143 7. The Working- Class Woman and Marx: Biased Constructions 166 8. Disrupting the Fantasy: Adorno and the Working- Class Woman 186 9. Conclusion 205 Index 215 vii ix Power and Feminist Agency in Capitalism
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