| Title | Caliban and the witch
women, the body and primitive accumulation |
|---|---|
| Author | Silvia Federici |
| Publication | Phoneme |
| Size | 285p |
| Language | ENG |
| ISBN | 9788192331188 |
| Topics |
Feminism--History Capitalism--Social aspects Mind and body Social stratification--Working class Social stratification--Women Culture and institutions--Sex relations |
| Notes | 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. |