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

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Silvia Federici's Caliban and the Witch explores the European transition from feudalism to capitalism, emphasizing women's roles and witch-hunting within this shift. Using Marxist-feminist theory, Federici argues that the new patriarchal order devalued reproductive work and transformed the body into a machine to be exploited. Resistance to capitalist and colonial oppression is a central theme, highlighting peasant and Indigenous women's struggles against exploitation and witch hunts. The book warns of violence, especially sexual violence.