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Caliban and the Witch

Women, the Body and Primitive Accumulation

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Caliban and the Witch

By: Silvia Federici
Narrated by: J. Lee Craig
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Literary nonfiction.

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-ownership, two central principles of modern social organization. Re-recorded in 2025.

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©2004 Silvia Federici (P)2022 Post Hypnotic Press Inc.
Other Religions, Practices & Sacred Texts Spirituality Witchcraft Magic Users Magic Capitalism English Women
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I did not like the reader. I presume this was AI generated as there were some very odd translations and pronunciations, and a kind of deadpan voice. Please use human readers!!!!!!!

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