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1 online resource (x, 230 pages) |
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polychrome |
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text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-219) and index. |
| Contents |
The origins imperative in political theory : an introduction -- The birth of philosophy : Plato's creation politics -- Hobbes and the discourse on origins -- Gender in Hobbes's origin story : the case for original maternal dominion -- Pateman's sexual contract : an origin story of her own -- Getting to the root of patriarchy : radical feminism's quest for origins -- Conclusion. |
| Summary |
"Joanne H. Wright's Origins Stories in Political Thought examines Plato's Timaeus, Hobbe's story of the state of nature and the social contract, and early Second Wave feminist stories about the beginnings of patriarchal social relations. Using a historically sensitive, feminist methodology, Wright documents and deconstructs the tradition of telling origin stories in the larger history of political thought." "Although individual tales have been assessed in current scholarship, the motif of the origin story itself has, until now, escaped systematic analysis. With meticulous research and convincing conclusions, Origin Stories in Political Thought makes a valuable contribution to both feminist and political studies."--Jacket. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
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Plato. Timaeus.
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Hobbes, Thomas, 1588-1679. Leviathan.
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Pateman, Carole. Sexual contract.
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Social contract.
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Social contract. |
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Fall of man.
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Fall of man. |
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Nature and civilization.
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Nature and civilization. |
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Political science -- Philosophy.
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Political science -- Philosophy. |
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State, The -- Origin.
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State, The -- Origin. |
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Patriarchy.
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Patriarchy. |
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Feminist theory.
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Feminist theory. |
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Electronic books.
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Feminist theory. |
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Filosofische aspecten.
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Oorsprong.
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Staat (politicologie)
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Wright, Joanne H. (Joanne Harriet), 1966- Origin stories in political thought. Toronto ; Buffalo : University of Toronto Press, ©2004 9780802088123 (DLC) 2003904579 (OCoLC)52797208 |
| ISBN |
9781442678149 (electronic book) |
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1442678143 (electronic book) |
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1281994669 |
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9781281994660 |
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0802088120 |
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9780802088123 |
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