| Caliban and the Witch: Women, the Body and Primitive Accumulation Contributor(s): Federici, Silvia (Author) |
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ISBN: 1570270597 ISBN-13: 9781570270598 Publisher: Autonomedia OUR PRICE: $17.96 Product Type: Paperback Published: September 2004 Annotation: 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 struggle 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. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Women's Studies |
| Dewey: 305.409 |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6.1" W x 9" (0.85 lbs) 285 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 16th Century - Chronological Period - 17th Century - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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 |