This book by Maria Mies is an alarming exposition of how patriarchal oppression manifests in macro- & micro-economic manners across the world. Gender norms & economic systems have grown up together to further the subjugation of women, with poorer women in developing countries bearing the sharpest brunt of this force. I found this a difficult read, not because the language is obscure [even in translation from the German it's pretty accessible] or the arguments too convoluted to follow [almost every point made is self-evident from the facts supporting them] but because it was painful to learn more & more simply how much suffering has been & continues to be endured by women given the global division of labour under the imperialist capitalist patriarchy. Strongly recommended reading for anyone with an interest in social justice; Mies demonstrates far beyond the extra mile that such a concern cannot ignore the historical & present violences underpinning our societies.
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