Caliban and the Witch: Women, the Body and Primitive Accumulation
Silvia Federici investigates the witch hunts in Europe and their role in the rise of capitalism, revealing how the persecution of women was tied to the control of labor and the body.
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Caliban and the Witch examines the historical processes that led to the persecution of women during the witch hunts in early modern Europe.
The book explores the connections between these events and the development of capitalism, focusing on the control of women's reproductive labor.
Silvia Federici argues that the witch hunts were a crucial step in the primitive accumulation that enabled the rise of the capitalist system.
The work highlights the ways in which women's bodies and knowledge were targeted to enforce new forms of social and economic order.
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