Caliban and the Witch: Women, the Body and Primitive Accumulation by Silvia Federici is a powerful feminist history that reexamines the rise of capitalism through the lives of women. It explores witch hunts, changing ideas of the body, and the social violence that shaped early modern Europe, connecting these events to larger questions of power, labor, and control.
Thought-provoking and deeply original, this book will appeal to readers interested in gender studies, social history, and political thought. Federici writes with urgency and clarity, offering a compelling perspective on how historical struggles over women’s bodies helped shape the modern world.
