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But the attack on women comes above all from capital's need to destroy what it cannot control and degrade what it most needs for its reproduction.

Because when I turn around and point at capitalism as the issue, I am RIGHT!

tormentalidad's review against another edition

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4.0

Este libro llegó a mí sin pretenderlo: en un acto / charla entre diferentes asociaciones de mi barrio y Silvia Federici, vendían algunos libros suyos para financiar las actividades en sus centros. Este era el único libro que quedaba cuando llegó mi turno, pese a que me hubiera encantado conseguir Calibán y la bruja firmado. Ahora sólo pienso que menos mal que empecé a leer su obra por aquí, porque siento que es un gran comienzo. Si escucharla fue un gusto enorme, leerla aún más.
Creo que su hipótesis, teniendo en cuenta que es circunstancial, conecta muchos temas interesantes creando un marco político-económico digno de análisis respecto a la violencia contra las mujeres.
A pesar de ello, y siendo consciente de que este libro funciona a modo de resumen o introducción, creo que hay algunos términos históricos que llevan a confusión cuando habla de épocas precapitalistas.
Lo único que me ha "disgustado" un poco es la constante repetición de ideas (que entiendo por qué lo hace), así como que se nota que cada capítulo está escrito en momentos distintos con finalidades distintas: algunos ya publicados en revistas, otros resúmenes de Calibán y otros escritos para este librito. Aun así, pequeñeces.
Es un gran libro y muy buena puerta de entrada a su obra.

majkabe's review against another edition

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3.0

can’t wait to pick up caliban and the witch after this one!!!!

pilfering's review against another edition

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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

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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.

shelbyc's review against another edition

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challenging dark informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

How capitalism was founded on violence against women and communities.

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lattelibrarian's review against another edition

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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.

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