Caliban and the Witch

A classic publication , Caliban and the Witch by Silvia Federci presents a history of the body in its transition from peasant revolts of the late Middle Ages through to the European Witch Hunts, the rise of science, the colonisation of the Americas and the transition into capitalism. This pillar stone text provides a vast account of the mechanisms used to control  indigenous cultures, witchcraft and women’s rights and how this collection of pre-capitalist society methods of control gave rise to the modern world.