{"product_id":"essential-labor-angela-garbes-9780062937360","title":"Essential Labor: Mothering as Social Change","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eNATIONAL BESTSELLER\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the acclaimed author of \u003cem\u003eLike a Mother\u003c\/em\u003e comes a reflection on the state of caregiving in America, and an exploration of mothering as a means of social change.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Covid-19 pandemic shed fresh light on a long-overlooked truth: mothering is among the only essential work humans do. In response to the increasing weight placed on mothers and caregivers--and the lack of a social safety net to support them--writer Angela\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eGarbes found herself pondering a vital question: How, under our current circumstances that leave us lonely, exhausted, and financially strained, might we demand more from American family life? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eEssential Labor, \u003c\/em\u003e Garbes explores assumptions about care, work, and deservedness, offering a deeply personal and rigorously reported look at what mothering is, and can be. A first-generation Filipino-American, Garbes shares the perspective of her family's complicated relationship to care work, placing mothering in a global context--the invisible economic engine that has been historically demanded of women of color. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGarbes contends that while the labor of raising children is devalued in America, the act of mothering offers the radical potential to create a more equitable society. In \u003cem\u003eEssential Labor, \u003c\/em\u003eGarbes reframes the physically and mentally draining work of meeting a child's bodily and emotional needs as opportunities to find meaning, to nurture a deeper sense of self, pleasure, and belonging. This is highly skilled labor, work that impacts society at its most foundational level.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart galvanizing manifesto, part poignant narrative, \u003cem\u003eEssential Labor\u003c\/em\u003e is a beautifully rendered reflection on care that reminds us of the irrefutable power and beauty of mothering.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Angela Garbes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0062937367\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780062937360\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/10\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.72lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.70w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/14\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/28\/2022 pg. 58\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/15\/2022 pg. 32\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2022","brand":"Angela Garbes","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44053697593599,"sku":"9780062937360","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e21ee9d0-8913-4e28-a1c1-e9df03ff79b9.jpg?v=1685025756","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/essential-labor-angela-garbes-9780062937360","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}