Caliban and the Witch

Women, the Body and Primitive Accumulation

Caliban and the Witch
Silvia Federici
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h198 x 129mm - 304pg
29 Jul 2021 UK
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9780241532539
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From the peasant revolts to the Great European Witch Hunt- the crushing of occult traditions and women' s reproductive freedom in the transition to capitalismA cult classic since its publication in the early years of this century, Caliban and the Witch is Silvia Federici' s history of the body in the transition to capitalism. Moving from the peasant revolts of the late Middle Ages through the European witch-hunts, the rise of scientific rationalism and the colonisation of the Americas, it gives a panoramic account of the often horrific violence with which the unruly human material of pre-capitalist societies was transformed into a set of predictable and controllable mechanisms. It is a study of indigenous traditions crushed, of the enclosure of women' s reproductive powers within the nuclear family, and of how our modern world was forged in blood.
Rewarding . . . allows us to better understand the intimate relationship between modern patriarchy, the rise of the nation state and the transition from feudalism to capitalism * Guardian * A groundbreaking work . . . Federici has become a crucial figurefor young Marxists, political theorists, and a new generation of feminists . . . a true radical who has lived by her political commitments, not just to women but against all forms of exploitation -- Rachel Kushner, author of The Mars Room It is both a passionate work of memory recoveredand a hammer of humanity' s agenda -- Peter Linebaugh, author of The London Hanged
Silvia Federici is a feminist writer, teacher, and militant. In 1972, she was cofounder of the International Feminist Collective, which launche dthe Wages for Housework campaign. In the 1990s, after a period of teaching and research in Nigeria, she was active in the anti-globalization movement and the U. S. anti-death penalty movement. She is one of the cofounders of the Committee for Academic Freedom in Africa. From 1987 to 2005, she taught international studies, women' s studies, and political philosophy courses at Hofstra University in Hempstead, NY. Her most recent books are Witches, Witch-Hunting, and Women and Re-enchanting the World (both 2018).
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ISBN-13: 9780241532539
Published: 29 Jul 2021
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: Penguin Classics
Publisher: Penguin Books
Format: Paperback
Height: 198mm
Width: 129mm
Spine: 15mm
Weight: 200g
Pages: 304

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