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Making Death and Life in Palestine: Social Reproduction in Settler Colonialism

Tithi Bhattacharya

Social reproduction theory is a big idea. It explores how the daily renewal of human life, and therefore human labor, is essential to capitalism. Here, leading feminists come together to apply the theory to one of its most extreme settings - that of Palestine. Israel's settler colonialism is premised on the eradication of Palestinian lives, undermining Palestinian social reproduction at every turn. This project, which ramped up after October 7th, does have a logic, and by examining the concrete, historically specific details, the authors begin to reshape and refine the theory of Social Reproduction, shedding light on why Israel's assault is so brutal. Chapters look at Israel's mass murder of a generation of Palestinians in Gaza, the effects of ecocide, the relationship between land dispossession and class, Israel's selective pronatalism, scholasticide, and other topics. By understanding this deadly logic, we can look deeper into the heart of the evils of capitalism, and stand in solidarity with Palestine.

Book Details

  • Publisher: Pluto Press (UK)
  • Publish Date: Aug 20th, 2025
  • Pages: 224
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 0.00in - 0.00in - 0.00in - 0.00lb
  • EAN: 9780745351063
  • Categories: Middle East - Israel & PalestineGender StudiesEconomics - Social & Behavioral

About the Author

Tithi Bhattacharya is a Marxist historian and activist writing extensively on gender and the politics of Islamophobia. She has been active in movements for social justice throughout her life, spearheading campaigns across three continents. She is a professor of South Asian history at Purdue University, the author of Ghostly Past, Capitalist Presence, editor of Social Reproduction Theory, and co-author of Feminism for the 99%, which has been translated into over 30 languages. She is on the editorial board of Spectre and lives in Indiana.

Susan Ferguson is Associate Professor Emerita at Wilfrid Laurier University and a Research Affiliate at the University of Houston. She is the author of Women and Work: Social Reproduction, Feminism and Labour. She serves on the editorial board of the webzine Midnight Sun. She is a coordinating committee member of Scholars Against the War on Palestine and a member of Faculty for Palestine, Canada. She lives in Texas.