Patriarchy and accumulation on a world scale

Résumé : First published in 1986, Maria Mies progressive book was hailed as a major paradigm shift for feminist theory and remains a major contribution to development theory and practice today Tracing the social origins of the sexual division of labor it offers a history of the related processes of colonization and "housewifization" and extends this analysis to the contemporary new international division of labor . Mies' 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.