Caliban And The Witch
内容简介
Caliban and the Witch is a history of the body in the transition to capitalism. Moving from the peasant revolts of the late Middle Ages to the witch hunts and the rise of mechanical philosophy, Federici investigates the capitalist rationalization of social reproduction. She shows how the struggle against the rebel body and the conflict between body and mind are essential conditions for the development of labor power and self-ownership, two central principles of modern social organization.
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作者简介
Silvia Federici is a feminist writer, teacher, and militant. In 1972, she was cofounder of the International Feminist Collective, which launche dthe Wages for Housework campaign. In the 1990s, after a period of teaching and research in Nigeria, she was active in the anti-globalization movement and the U.S. anti-death penalty movement. She is one of the cofounders of the Committee for Academic Freedom in Africa. From 1987 to 2005, she taught international studies, women's studies, and political philosophy courses at Hofstra University in Hempstead, NY. Her most recent books are Witches, Witch-Hunting, and Women and Re-enchanting the World (both 2018).
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读书文摘
在英格兰，女巫通常是接受公共援助的老妇人，或者是靠挨家挨户讨一点食物、一壶酒或牛奶来生存的妇女；如果是已婚妇女，她们的丈夫就是日结工，但更多时候她们是独自生活的寡妇。
猎巫运动以女性主导的社会组织力量和民间知识为打击目标，旨在规训女性身体，将其排斥在有偿劳动之外，被困于新建的家庭空间，从事无报酬的社会再生产劳动。猎巫、贩奴以及对自然的剥削共同构成了被传统马克思主义忽视的资本原始积累真相。
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