Caliban and the Witch: Women, the Body and Primitive Accumulation

by Silvia Federici

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Literary Nonfiction. CALIBAN AND THE WITCH is a history of the body in the transition to capitalism. Moving from the peasant revolts of the late Middle Ages to the witch-hunts and the rise of mechanical philosophy, Federici investigates the capitalist rationalization of social reproduction. She shows how the battle against the rebel body and the conflict between body and mind are essential conditions for the development of labor power and self-ownership, two central principles of modern social organization.

"It is both a passionate work of memory recovered and a hammer of humanity's agenda."--Peter Linebaugh, author of The London Hanged

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:1570270597

ISBN13:9781570270598

Release Date:September 2004

Publisher:Autonomedia

Length:285 Pages

Weight:0.90 lbs.

Dimensions:0.7" x 6.1" x 9.0"

Related Subjects

Colonialism Women's History 16th Century History Modern (16th-21st Centuries) Social Science Social Sciences Social Theory Women in History

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