April 2025 – July 2025

Introduction Chapter 

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πŸ“– Valdez, I. (2023). Introduction. In Democracy and Empire: Labor, Nature, and the Reproduction of Capitalism(pp. 1–26). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. [Access PDF here]

Chapter 1: Empire, Popular Sovereignty, and the Problem of Self-and-Other-Determination

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πŸ“– Valdez, I. (2023). Empire, Popular Sovereignty, and the Problem of Self-and-Other-Determination. In Democracy and Empire: Labor, Nature, and the Reproduction of Capitalism (pp. 29–59). Cambridge University Press. [Access PDF here]

Chapter 2: Socialism and Empire: Labor Mobility, Popular Sovereignty, and the Genesis of Racial Regimes

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πŸ“– Valdez, I. (2023). Socialism and Empire: Labor Mobility, Popular Sovereignty, and the Genesis of Racial Regimes. In Democracy and Empire: Labor, Nature, and the Reproduction of Capitalism (pp. 60–92). Cambridge University Press. [Access PDF here]

Chapter 3: The Brown Family and Social Reproduction in US Capitalism 

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πŸ“– Valdez, I. (2023). The Brown Family and Social Reproduction in US Capitalism. In Democracy and Empire: Labor, Nature, and the Reproduction of Capitalism (pp. 95–132). Cambridge University Press. [Access PDF here]

Chapter 4: Techno-Racism, Manual Labor, and Du Bois’s Ecological Critique  

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πŸ“– Valdez, I. (2023). Techno-Racism, Manual Labor, and Du Bois’s Ecological Critique. In Democracy and Empire: Labor, Nature, and the Reproduction of Capitalism (pp. 133–166). Cambridge University Press. [Access PDF here]

Chapter 5: Anti-Imperial Popular Sovereignty and the Politics of Transnational Solidarity

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πŸ“– Valdez, I. (2023). Anti-Imperial Popular Sovereignty and the Politics of Transnational Solidarity. In Democracy and Empire: Labor, Nature, and the Reproduction of Capitalism (pp. 169–192). Cambridge University Press. [Access PDF here]

Conclusion: Empire, Settler Colonialism, and Grounded Solidarities 

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πŸ“– Valdez, I. (2023). Conclusion: Empire, Settler Colonialism, and Grounded Solidarities. In Democracy and Empire: Labor, Nature, and the Reproduction of Capitalism (pp. 193–206). Cambridge University Press. [Access PDF here]

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