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4.51 AVERAGE
4.51 AVERAGE
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informative
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challenging
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I have been looking for non-fiction on about the witch hunts and I am so happy I discovered this book. If only all the Marxist fanboys took the time to read it too, maybe their anti-capitalist passions would not include hatred towards women.
I wish Silvia Federici would also apply her amazing analytical and writing skills to go through the more recent history of women and capitalism. I would be the first in line for that book.
I wish Silvia Federici would also apply her amazing analytical and writing skills to go through the more recent history of women and capitalism. I would be the first in line for that book.
challenging
dark
informative
reflective
medium-paced
absolute banger! deeply informative and expansive yet engaging Marxist feminist analysis of capitalism’s development in Europe and the Americas. Silvia is writing such a thorough critique while making sure to break down Marx, Descartes, Hobbes (amongst others) in a way that’s so accessible. there’s literature, philosophy, sociology, history…all backing her up. genuinely believe this is required reading
really shows how the witch hunt wasn’t the product of public hysteria but a deliberate effort by the state (and in this case the church) to restructure the position of women in society. the destruction of community and ritual, the building narrative of demonic sexuality…we say the witch hunt is a historical event but this is happening today right now with how the state provokes hysteria around Black mothers, queer men, trans ppl, etc…
side note: i think this deserves to be reissued w a new preface by Silvia and the typos corrected! necessary read
really shows how the witch hunt wasn’t the product of public hysteria but a deliberate effort by the state (and in this case the church) to restructure the position of women in society. the destruction of community and ritual, the building narrative of demonic sexuality…we say the witch hunt is a historical event but this is happening today right now with how the state provokes hysteria around Black mothers, queer men, trans ppl, etc…
side note: i think this deserves to be reissued w a new preface by Silvia and the typos corrected! necessary read
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slow-paced
Not sure it makes the points the author thinks it makes.
It is a particularly dense book far more than you’d expect for a modern classic but I found it alright to follow even if the thesis arguments felt ill thought out at points and despite discussing witch trials several times didn’t feel like the author actually had anything knowledge on the subject. She’s looking at the subject from a Marxist lense but it’s still clear that there are gaps.
It is a particularly dense book far more than you’d expect for a modern classic but I found it alright to follow even if the thesis arguments felt ill thought out at points and despite discussing witch trials several times didn’t feel like the author actually had anything knowledge on the subject. She’s looking at the subject from a Marxist lense but it’s still clear that there are gaps.
informative
reflective
slow-paced