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4.52 AVERAGE
4.52 AVERAGE
A must-read for those interested in history and feminism.
informative
reflective
slow-paced
An important and comprehensive feminist analysis of the establishment of capitalism.
In the context of the transition to capitalism Federici focuses on the devaluation of women, their labour, and bodies and their being reduced to their reproductive function and how this was expressed in the persecution of "dangerous" and independent women and the phenomenon of witch burnings. It is a convincing argument that Federici makes here and she skilfully connects developments in Europe with those happening across the Atlantic in the course of colonialisation. Overall a very thorough and convincing case that contributes to a better and less glorified understanding of the rise of capitalism - and sexism as well as racism.
In the context of the transition to capitalism Federici focuses on the devaluation of women, their labour, and bodies and their being reduced to their reproductive function and how this was expressed in the persecution of "dangerous" and independent women and the phenomenon of witch burnings. It is a convincing argument that Federici makes here and she skilfully connects developments in Europe with those happening across the Atlantic in the course of colonialisation. Overall a very thorough and convincing case that contributes to a better and less glorified understanding of the rise of capitalism - and sexism as well as racism.
4,5 ⭐️ Lecture oh combien intéressante, bien que parfois aride. Silvia Frederici nous expose cette transition de l’époque féodale vers le capitalisme avec la lunette de l’histoire des femmes et de l’exploitation de leur corps comme partie intégrante de cette transition. J’ai énormément appris et me suis souvent demandée pourquoi cette facette de l’histoire ne nous avait jamais été enseignée…
one of the best reads of the year i think, the way capitalism, patriarchy and colonialism is linked and explained within this book just blew my mind. reading about the witch killings makes me cry everytime, i am going to have to read everything she’s written now aren’t i….
“We cannot, therefore, identify capitalist accumulation with the liberation of the worker, female or male, as many Marxists (among others) have done, or see the advent of capitalism as a moment of historical progress. On the contrary, capitalism has created more brutal and insidious forms of enslavement, as it has planted into the body of the proletariat deep divisions that have served to intensify and conceal exploitation. It is in great part because of these imposed divisions - especially those between women and men - that capitalist accumulation continues to devastate life in every corner of the planet.”
“We cannot, therefore, identify capitalist accumulation with the liberation of the worker, female or male, as many Marxists (among others) have done, or see the advent of capitalism as a moment of historical progress. On the contrary, capitalism has created more brutal and insidious forms of enslavement, as it has planted into the body of the proletariat deep divisions that have served to intensify and conceal exploitation. It is in great part because of these imposed divisions - especially those between women and men - that capitalist accumulation continues to devastate life in every corner of the planet.”
Best book I've ever read. It connected so many dots between patriarchy, white supremacy, and capitalism.
“La caza de brujas en Europa fue un ataque a la resistencia que las mujeres opusieron a la difusión de las relaciones capitalistas y al poder que habían obtenido en virtud de su sexualidad, su control sobre la reproducción y su capacidad de curar.”
Qué LIBRAZO.
Qué LIBRAZO.
informative
slow-paced
The more I study history the more I realize we haven't changed a damn bit.