Patriarchy and Accumulation on a World Scale: Women in the International Division of Labour (Critique Influence Change)

Capitalist-PatriarchyOverdeveloped-Underdeveloped Societies; Autonomy; Notes; 2 Social Origins of the Sexual Division of Labour; The Search for Origins Within a Feminist Perspective; Biased Concepts; Suggested Approach; Appropriation of Nature by Women and Men; Women's/Men's Appropriation of Their Own Bodies; Women's and Men's Object-Relation to Nature; Men's Object-Relation to Nature; Female Productivity as the Precondition of Male Productivity; The Myth of Man-the-Hunter; Women's Tools, Men's Tools; 'Man-the-Hunter' under Feudalism and Capitalism; Notes; 3 Colonization and Housewifization.;The Dialectics of 'Progress and Retrogression'Subordination of Women, Nature and Colonies: The underground of capitalist patriarchy or civilized society; The Persecution of the Witches and the Rise of Modern Society: Women's productive record at the end of the Middle Ages; The Subordination and Breaking of the Female Body: Torture; Burning of Witches, Primitive Accumulation of Capital, and the Rise of Modern Science; Colonization and Primitive Accumulation of Capital; Women under Colonialism; Women under German Colonialism; White Women in Africa; Housewifization; Notes.;Why are women 'pushed back' again after the liberation struggle?Theoretical blind-alleys; Notes; 7 Towards a Feminist Perspective of a New Society; The case for a middle-class feminist movement; Basic Principles and Concepts; Towards a feminist concept of labour; An alternative economy; Intermediate steps; Autonomy over consumption; Autonomy over production; Struggles for human dignity; Notes; Bibliography; Index; Back cover.;"It is my thesis that this general production of life, or subsistence production - mainly performed through the nonwage labour of women and other nonwage labourers as slaves, contract workers and peasants in the colonies - constitues the perennial basis upon which "capitalist productive labour" can be built up and exploited.' First published in 1986, Maria Mies's progressive book was hailed as a major paradigm shift for feminist theory, and it remains a major contribution to development theory and practice today. Tracing the social origins of the sexual division of labour, it offers a history of the related processes of colonization and 'housewifization' and extends this analysis to the contemporary new international division of labour. Mies's theory of capitalist patriarchy has become even more relevant today. This new edition includes a substantial new introduction in which she both applies her theory to the new globalized world and answers her critics."--Vendor website.;Front cover; critique influence change; About the author; Title; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Preface to the critique influence change edition; Violence, the secret of capitalist patriarchy; What is different today?; References; Introduction; 1 What is Feminism?; Where are we today?; Fair-weather Feminism?; What is New About Feminism? Continuities and Discontinuities; Continuities: Women's Liberation -- A Cultural Affair?; Discontinuities: Body Politics; Discontinuities: A New Concept of Politics; Discontinuities: Women's Work; Concepts; Exploitation or Oppression/Subordination?;4 Housewifization International: Women and the New International Division of LabourInternational Capital Rediscovers Third World Women; Why Women?; Women as 'Breeders' and Consumers; Linkages: Some Examples; Conclusion; Notes; 5 Violence Against Women and the Ongoing Primitive Accumulation of Capital; Dowry-Murders; Amniocentesis and 'Femicide'; Rape; Analysis; Are men rapists by nature?; Conclusion; Notes; 6 National Liberation and Women's Liberation; Women in the 'Dual Economy'; The Soviet Union; China; Vietnam; Why are women mobilized for the national liberation struggle? Front cover 1 critique influence change 2 About the author 5 Title 6 Copyright 7 Contents 8 Foreword 10 Preface to the critique influence change edition 14 Violence, the secret of capitalist patriarchy 21 What is different today? 22 References 25 Introduction 26 1 What is Feminism? 31 Where are we today? 31 Fair-weather Feminism? 39 What is New About Feminism? Continuities and Discontinuities 43 Continuities: Women's Liberation - A Cultural Affair? 43 Discontinuities: Body Politics 49 Discontinuities: A New Concept of Politics 53 Discontinuities: Women's Work 56 Concepts 60 Exploitation or Oppression/Subordination? 61 Capitalist-Patriarchy 62 Overdeveloped-Underdeveloped Societies 64 Autonomy 65 Notes 66 2 Social Origins of the Sexual Division of Labour 69 The Search for Origins Within a Feminist Perspective 69 Biased Concepts 69 Suggested Approach 72 Appropriation of Nature by Women and Men 74 Women's/Men's Appropriation of Their Own Bodies 77 Women's and Men's Object-Relation to Nature 78 Men's Object-Relation to Nature 81 Female Productivity as the Precondition of Male Productivity 83 The Myth of Man-the-Hunter 83 Women's Tools, Men's Tools 86 'Man-the-Hunter' under Feudalism and Capitalism 91 Notes 97 3 Colonization and Housewifization 99 The Dialectics of 'Progress and Retrogression' 99 Subordination of Women, Nature and Colonies: The underground of capitalist patriarchy or civilized society 102 The Persecution of the Witches and the Rise of Modern Society: Women's productive record at the end of the Middle Ages 103 The Subordination and Breaking of the Female Body: Torture 107 Burning of Witches, Primitive Accumulation of Capital, and the Rise of Modern Science 108 Colonization and Primitive Accumulation of Capital 113 Women under Colonialism 115 Women under German Colonialism 122 White Women in Africa 125 Housewifization 125 Notes 135 4 Housewifization International: Women and the New International Division of Labour 137 International Capital Rediscovers Third World Women 137 Why Women? 141 Women as 'Breeders' and Consumers 145 Linkages: Some Examples 152 Conclusion 167 Notes 168 5 Violence Against Women and the Ongoing Primitive Accumulation of Capital 170 Dowry-Murders 171 Amniocentesis and 'Femicide' 176 Rape 178 Analysis 182 Are men rapists by nature? 187 Conclusion 193 Notes 196 6 National Liberation and Women’s Liberation 200 Women in the 'Dual Economy' 205 The Soviet Union 205 China 206 Vietnam 213 Why are women mobilized for the national liberation struggle? 219 Why are women 'pushed back' again after the liberation struggle? 221 Theoretical blind-alleys 224 Notes 227 7 Towards a Feminist Perspective of a New Society 230 The case for a middle-class feminist movement 230 Basic Principles and Concepts 234 Towards a feminist concept of labour 241 An alternative economy 244 Intermediate steps 249 Autonomy over consumption 250 Autonomy over production 253 Struggles for human dignity 254 Notes 258 Bibliography 261 Index 272 Back cover 277

'It is my thesis that this general production of life, or subsistence production - mainly performed through the non-wage labour of women and other non-wage labourers as slaves, contract workers and peasants in the colonies - constitutes the perennial basis upon which "capitalist productive labour" can be built up and exploited.'First published in 1986, Maria Mies's progressive book was hailed as a major paradigm shift for feminist theory, and it remains a major contribution to development theory and practice today.Tracing the social origins of the sexual division of labour, it offers a history of the related processes of colonization and 'housewifization' and extends this analysis to the contemporary new international division of labour. Mies's theory of capitalist patriarchy has become even more relevant today.This new edition includes a substantial new introduction in which she both applies her theory to the new globalized world and answers her critics.

'It is my thesis that this general production of life, or subsistence production - mainly performed through the non-wage labour of women and other non-wage labourers as slaves, contract workers and peasants in the colonies - constitutes the perennial basis upon which "capitalist productive labour" can be built up and exploited.' First published in 1986, Maria Mies’s progressive book was hailed as a major paradigm shift for feminist theory, and it remains a major contribution to development theory and practice today. Tracing the social origins of the sexual division of labour, it offers a history of the related processes of colonization and 'housewifization' and extends this analysis to the contemporary new international division of labour. Mies's theory of capitalist patriarchy has become even more relevant today. This new edition includes a substantial new introduction in which she both applies her theory to the new globalized world and answers her critics.