Silvia Federici is one of the most important contemporary theorists of capitalism and feminist movements. In this collection of her work spanning over twenty years, she provides a detailed history and critique of the politics of the commons from a feminist perspective. In her clear and combative voice, Federici provides readers with an analysis of some of the key issues and debates in contemporary thinking on this subject.
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We are witnessing a new surge of interpersonal and institutional violence against women, including new witch hunts. This surge of violence has occurred alongside an expansion of capitalist social relations. In this new work that revisits some of the main themes of Caliban and the Witch, Silvia Federici examines the root causes of these developments and outlines the consequences for the women affected and their communities. She argues that, no ...
Caliban ve Cadi kapitalizme gecis sürecinde bedenin bir tarihidir. Silvia Federici, gec ortacaglarin köylü ayaklanmalarindan cadi avlarina ve mekanik felsefenin dogusuna kadar toplumsal yeniden üretimin rasyonellestirilmesini arastirir. Asi bedene karsi savasin ve beden ile zihin arasindaki catismanin, nasil modern toplumsal örgütlenmenin iki merkezi ilkesinin, yani emek gücü ile kendi bedeni ve yasami üzerinde mülkiyet hakkinin gelisiminin te...
Caliban und die Hexe ist eine Geschichte des weiblichen wie auch des kolonialisierten Körpers während des Übergangs zum Kapitalismus. Ausgehend von den Bauernaufständen des späten Mittelalters und dem Aufstieg der mechanischen Philosophie untersucht Federici die kapitalistische Rationalisierung der gesellschaftlichen Reproduktion. Sie zeigt, wie der Kampf gegen den Widerstand von Körper und Geist eine wesentliche Bedingung für zwei grundlegend...
What is meant by "Western civilisation"? The term is undergoing an historic crisis, current philosophical schools define themselves as alternatives to, or critiques of, this concept. This book seeks to trace the development of Western civilisation and examine the reasons for its endurance.
In dem Band formuliert die feministisch-marxistische Theoretikerin und Aktivistin Silvia Federici eine aktuelle Kritik der Reproduktionsarbeit im globalen Kapitalismus und plädiert für eine feministische Politik der Commons. Neben zwei neuen Beiträgen wird auch die bereits 1974 verfasste Kritik "Counter-Planning from the Kitchen" erstmals in deutscher Sprache veröffentlicht. Federici erinnert an die "unerledigte Revolution des Feminismus" und ...
Cultural Writing. 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 battle against the rebel body and the conflict between body and mind are essential conditions for the development of labor power and self-ow...