A review by postcapitalist_pedagogy
Caliban and the Witch: Women, the Body and Primitive Accumulation by Silvia Federici

challenging informative slow-paced

5.0

Provides spectacular insight into the complex metamorphosis of feudal Europe into modern capitalism and the fundamental role which was played by the degradation of women. Taken in context of human psycho-cultural dynamics, Federicis work is critical for understanding the antecedents of modern patriarchal systems. Most specifically those deeply internalised, almost pre-conscious assumptions about the role of women and womanhood in human society.

It is unmistakably a harrowing read but one I would fully recommend for anyone seeking to better know themselves and to better define a pathway to good future.