{"product_id":"mothercoin-9780807008171","title":"Mothercoin","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA historical and cultural exploration of the devastating consequences of undervaluing those who conduct the “women’s work” of childcare and housekeeping\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn taking up the mothercoin—the work of mothering, divorced from \u003cb\u003efamily and exchanged in a global market\u003c\/b\u003e—immigrant nannies embody a grave contradiction: while “women’s work” of childcare and housekeeping is relegated to the private sphere and remains largely invisible to the public world, the love and labor required to mother are fundamental to the functioning of that world. Listening to the stories of these workers reveals the devastating consequences of undervaluing this work.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs cleaners and caregivers are exported from poor regions into rich ones, they leave behind a material and emotional absence that is keenly felt by their families. On the other side of these borders, children of wealthier regions are bathed and diapered and cared for in clean homes with","brand":"Beacon Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49527750558039,"sku":"9780807008171","price":15.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780807008171.jpg?v=1731869097","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/mothercoin-9780807008171","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}