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pilfering's review against another edition
informative
4.0
learnt a lot of things i wasn't expecting about modern witch hunts, she has some misses but overall its an informative and the issue of modern witch hunts definitely needs more recognition
lesbianbarista's review against another edition
medium-paced
5.0
I know I should probably have read Caliban and the Witch: Women, the Body and Primitive Accumulation first, but this just fell into my hands and filled me validation for the burning and angry rage I have inside my chest. Read this book. Read this book and live, dig you hands into the land, get into crafts and arts and trades, get closer with your female friends. All of these, you'll learn, are anti-patriarchy and anti-capitalism acts.
Free yourself and live. God, just live for the women who were killed for all of us to be here today.
Free yourself and live. God, just live for the women who were killed for all of us to be here today.
shelbyc's review against another edition
challenging
dark
informative
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
How capitalism was founded on violence against women and communities.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Murder, Colonisation, and War
lattelibrarian's review against another edition
informative
medium-paced
3.75
I'm familiar with Caliban and the Witch but didn't realize that this book is by the same author. She says that her goal with this was to transform an academic text into something more palatable for the public. I appreciated greatly that she expanded beyond Salem and England into what is still going on today in different parts of Africa. Federici also discusses the implications of the historical happenings as well as the colonization that simultaneously happened.
Definitely a great, short read. She succeeded in her goal.
Definitely a great, short read. She succeeded in her goal.
readingintheruins's review against another edition
challenging
informative
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
bookswithjosie's review against another edition
5.0
Mega interessant boek, soort instap-model voor ander werk van Federici zoals Caliban and the Witch. In deze serie essays legt Federici het verband tussen de opkomst van het kapitalisme en de heksenjachten van vroeger (en nu!), en relateert deze aan geweld tegen vrouwen.
“Another source of witchcraft accusations is the increasingly mysterious character of economic transactions and people’s consequent inability to understand the forces that govern their lives.”
“Another source of witchcraft accusations is the increasingly mysterious character of economic transactions and people’s consequent inability to understand the forces that govern their lives.”