Re-Enchanting The World: Feminism And The Politics Of The Commons (Kairos)

Re-Enchanting The World: Feminism And The Politics Of The Commons (Kairos)

In this edited collection of work spanning more than 20 years, Silvia Federici 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 in contemporary thinking on this subject. Drawing on rich historical research, she maps the connections between the previous forms of enclosure that occurred with the birth of capitalism and the destruction of the commons and the ?new enclosures? at the heart of the present phase of global capitalist accumulation. Considering the commons from a feminist perspective, this collection argues that