Federici, Silvia
Witches, Witch-Hunting, and Women
- ISBN 13:
- 9781629635682
- author:
- Federici, Silvia
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- PM Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2018
- Pages:
- 112
- Dimensions:
- 12.7 x 20.3 centimetres (0.11 kg
- Genre:
- Nonfiction, Social Sciences, Feminism & Feminist Theory,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 7 working days
Description
Silvia Federici examines the root causes of the new surge of interpersonal and institutional violence against women, including new witch hunts, alongside the expansion of capitalist social relations. This new work revisits themes from her earlier book, Caliban and the Witch, to understand the structural elements of these developments and their consequences for women and their communities. Federici argues that the new war on women is a fundamental aspect of the new forms of capitalist accumulation, rooted in the destruction of people's basic means of reproduction. This process is similar to the enclosure and land dispossession that occurred at the dawn of capitalism, with the remodelling of women's reproductive activities and subjectivity being a key factor. The book is both an investigation into the causes of this new violence and a feminist call to arms, offering new ways of understanding women's resistance and the importance of reconstructing the memory of the past for present struggles. By exploring the intersection of violence, capitalism, and women's reproductive activities, Federici's work provides a powerful analysis of the current situation and a call to action for feminist resistance.
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