Caliban and the Witch: Women, the Body and Primitive

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

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."â€”Peter Linebaugh, author of The London Hanged
Country USA
Brand Sage Publications
Manufacturer Autonomedia
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber Illustrations
UnitCount 1
Format Illustrated
EANs 9781570270598
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

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