{"product_id":"9781839767036","title":"They Call It Love: The Politics of Emotional Life","description":"Author: Gotby, Alva\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781839767036\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Bloomsbury\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 28 Feb 2023\u003cbr\u003ePages: 192 Format: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThey Call It Love\u003c\/i\u003e is an examination of the work we call \"love\", who performs it, how it is organised, and how we might re-organise it. Through understanding love as emotional reproduction, Alva Gotby makes clear that our emotional lives are inherently political.\u003cbr\u003eHow do you know someone cares for you? Think about the small gestures of love     all the little things that have made you feel supported and cared for. Who was working to make you feel safe, loved, and supported? The work of caring for people is an essential but devalued aspect of capitalist societies. In this groundbreaking book, Alva Gotby calls for a new understanding of 'emotional reproduction'     the work of soothing children and providing company for the elderly, comforting partners, family members, and friends, and maintaining intimate forms of sociality. This work is commonly known as \"love.\"\u003cbr\u003eEmotional reproduction is not something we usually think about or notice. It's the everyday work that we do for our family members, friends, co-workers and others     comforting, cheering up those who are feeling sad or lonely, creating emotional warmth. There is an assumption in our society that healthy adults can care for themselves and that only children and the mentally ill need emotional support. But emotional reproduction shows that we are all dependent on one another. Adults as well as children need emotional care. And not only those with a mental illness need support from others     all of us do.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46631863353502,"sku":"UBD-9781839767036","price":34.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781839767036.jpg?v=1774310552","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781839767036","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}