Women in Class Society — Heleieth I. B. Saffioti

Author: Heleieth I. B. Saffioti

Publisher: Monthly Review Press

Format: Hardcover with dust jacket

Edition: First English-language edition, 1978. Translated from the Portuguese A Mulher na sociedade de classes. Introduction by Eleanor Burke Leacock.

ISBN: 0853454159

Condition: Second-hand hardcover with dust jacket. Noticeable age wear to the dust jacket, including rubbing, creasing, edge wear, small tears and scuffing. Boards and spine appear sound. Pages show light age toning. Please see photos for the exact copy available.

Women in Class Society is an important work of feminist and Marxist social analysis by Brazilian sociologist Heleieth I. B. Saffioti. The book examines women’s oppression through the interaction of gender, class and capitalist social relations, with particular attention to women’s position in Brazil. It combines theoretical argument with historical and sociological detail, making it a useful title for readers interested in feminism, socialism, women’s studies, Brazil, and class analysis.