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Beyond the Periphery of the Skin: Rethinking, Remaking, and Reclaiming the Body in Contemporary Capitalism by Silvia Federici

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aly_5959's review against another edition

3.0

The book does explore intresting themes of capitalism and the body, for instance the move from women working in the factory to the home, but i often had to stiffle a groan at Slivia Federici's incessant technophobia.

grem_ler's review against another edition

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challenging informative slow-paced

4.25

perlini's review against another edition

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5.0

Honestly a must read book! Learned so much about the history of feminism and I got to understand multiple perspectives as to what feminism means to someone. There were some triggering lines, but I would still read again. This is a book that I would recommend to ANYONE!

mrtvavrana's review against another edition

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2.0

I don't usually write reviews, but I couldn't help myself this time. Overall, I liked the book and it brings up many good points. However Federici's negative views on IVF/surrogacy and her use of outdated TERF-y lqnguage made me want to DNF the book on multiple occasions.

katlillie's review against another edition

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2.0

I am ostensibly a Federici stan, but this collection was… bad. Very surface-level arguments/ kinda transphobic/ anti technology but not in a smart way. Idk. I liked the essay on sex work and not much else. Read Revolution at Point Zero instead.