by Silvia Federici
Fantastic book! An impressive overview of the development of capitalism and the positions of the working classes and women within that development, with an extra eye for related processes in the colonial Americas. A large focus, naturally, is on the development, goals, and effects of the witch-hunts...
Anyone who knows me knows I have an interest in both magic and women’s rights, making me the ideal audience for this historical analysis of the effects of and motivations driving the witch-hunts. I was not disappointed. This book is beautifully illustrated and a well researched and referenced accoun...