Description: Precarious Intimacies by Faith MacNeil Taylor In a time of increasing social and economic inequality, this book illustrates the precarity experienced by millennials facing both rising rents and wage stagnation. Featuring the voices of those with lived experience of precarity, the book reveals the crucial role of British housing policies in deepening inter- and intra-generational injustice. FORMAT Hardcover CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description In a time of increasing social and economic inequality, this book illustrates the precarity experienced by millennials facing both rising rents and wage stagnation. Featuring the voices of those with lived experience of precarity in north-east London, MacNeil Taylor focuses on intimacy, reproduction and emotional labour.The book widens readers understanding of a middle-class generation rent beyond those locked out of anticipated home ownership by considering both social and private renters. Situated in a feminist and queer theoretical framework, the book reveals the crucial role of British policy-making on housing, welfare, and immigration on deepening inter- and intra-generational inequality. Author Biography Faith Taylor is a scholar, playworker and musician. They have held academic and research posts at Royal Holloway, University of London and the London Assembly. They currently run community singing groups and teach musical theatre at London Media Academy. Table of Contents 1. Introduction 2. Precarious Intimacy 3. Obstructing Reproduction 4. Labours 5. Feeling Space 6. Conclusion Review "A searing account of the tenant experience in London, and the ways in which assumptions of ideal family life feed into millennial precarity." Mel Nowicki, Oxford Brookes University"Beautifully written and compellingly argued, this book disrupts homogenizing discourses of millennial life to foreground how precarity is produced and reproduced through the neoliberalization of housing." Kendra Strauss, Simon Fraser University Details ISBN1529224853 Author Faith MacNeil Taylor Publisher Bristol University Press ISBN-13 9781529224856 Format Hardcover Imprint Bristol University Press Country of Publication United Kingdom NZ Release Date 2023-10-01 Subtitle Generation, Rent and Reproducing Relationships in London ISBN-10 1529224853 Year 2024 Alternative 9781529224863 Audience Professional & Vocational Publication Date 2024-02-22 UK Release Date 2024-02-22 DEWEY 363.50941 Pages 162 AU Release Date 2024-02-29 Illustrations Not illustrated We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:161878913;
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