Mode of Production and the Historiography of Capitalism

Gender, Race and Eurocentrism

Kayhan Valadbaygi

• Publisher: Bristol University Press
• Year: 2026
• eBook ISBN: 9781529247992
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Economics
• Subtopic: Business General
• Index: Economics

Bringing together leading scholars and activists, this edited collection calls for a return to the 'mode of production debate' to address often-overlooked dimensions: gender, race, and Eurocentrism.

The concept of mode of production is placed in dialogue with Marxist debates on domestic labour, racial capitalism and the ways in which Eurocentrism has shaped the historiographies of capitalism. In doing so, the book offers novel approaches to studying the origins, modalities and contradictions of capitalism.

Advancing an integrated framework that incorporates class, gender, race and ethnicity, the book opens pathways to new research for better understanding, resisting and transcending capitalism.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Table of Contents
• Acknowledgements
• Notes on Contributors
• Introduction: Bringing Gender, Race and History into the Mode of Production Debate
• Part I Re-Entering the Hidden Abodes of Production
• Part II Excavating the Intersections of Production and Reproduction
• Part III Disrupting Eurocentric Narratives: The Interiorities of Racism, Colonialism and Capitalism
• Conclusion: Mode of Production as a Social History of the Many
• Index