{"product_id":"towards-a-gay-communism","title":"Towards a Gay Communism","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eTowards a Gay Communism\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eMario Mieli\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9780745399515\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003ePluto Press\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2018\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003ePaperback\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eNew from the publisher\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst published in Italian in 1977, Mario Mieli's groundbreaking book is an early landmark of revolutionary queer theory - now available for the first time in a complete and unabridged English translation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAmong the most important works ever to address the relationship between homosexuality, homophobia and capitalism, Mieli's essay continues to pose a radical challenge to today's dominant queer theory and politics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith extraordinary prescience, Mieli exposes the efficiency with which capitalism co-opts 'perversions' which are then 'sold both wholesale and retail'. In his view the liberation of homosexual desire requires the emancipation of sexuality from both patriarchal sex roles and capital.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDrawing heavily upon Marx and psychoanalysis to arrive at a dazzlingly original vision, Towards a Gay Communism is a hitherto neglected classic that will be essential reading for all who seek to understand the true meaning of sexual liberation under capitalism today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Pluto Press","offers":[{"title":"Towards a Gay Communism | Mario Mieli | Paperback | 9780745399515 | New | Queer Studies 1689276","offer_id":50808967790850,"sku":"1689276","price":42.28,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0609\/3327\/5906\/files\/61BMsK_skZL.jpg?v=1792465782","url":"https:\/\/boswellsbooks.com\/products\/towards-a-gay-communism","provider":"Boswell's Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}