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Chapter 6
Globalization, Capital Accumulation, and Violence Against Women: An International and Historical Perspective
From: Witches, Witch-Hunting, and Women
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The readings in Part Two of this title explore the ways in witch the attitudes that spawned the witch-hunt have survived into the modern world. This chapter consists of a discussion of the forms of violence that occur against women in the world today including attacks on reproductive rights, physical violence and economic and political suppression.
Contributors
Silvia Federici
Silvia Federici is a feminist activist and scholar whose writing and political activities have contributed enormously to the broad Autonomist tradition. Known for her intellectual generosity, sharp, nonconformist thought, and searing critiques of capitalist society, Federici’s work has inspired the generation of social activists associated with the rise of the alter-globalization movement.