On the Sovereignty of Mothers: The Political as Maternal - Paperback
by Gil Anidjar
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Language:EnglishPublisher:Columbia University PressISBN-13:9780231216449ISBN-10:231216440UPC:9780231216449Book Category:Social Science, Family & Relationships, ReligionBook Subcategory:Feminism & Feminist Theory, Parenting, PhilosophyBook Topic:MotherhoodSize:8.50 x 5.50 x 0.44 inchesWeight:0.5512Product ID:SC19J52AQH
On the Sovereignty of Mothers: The Political as Maternal
Paternal, patriarchal, and fraternal concepts, metaphors, and images have long dominated thinking about politics. But the political, Gil Anidjar argues, has always been maternal.
In a series of finely woven meditations on slavery, sovereignty, and the social contract, this book places mothers and mothering at the crux of political thought. Anidjar identifies a maternal sovereignty and a maternal...Language:EnglishPublisher:Columbia University PressISBN-13:9780231216449ISBN-10:231216440UPC:9780231216449Book Category:Social Science, Family & Relationships, ReligionBook Subcategory:Feminism & Feminist Theory, Parenting, PhilosophyBook Topic:MotherhoodSize:8.50 x 5.50 x 0.44 inchesWeight:0.5512Product ID:SC19J52AQH
Gil Anidjar teaches in the Department of Religion and the Department of Middle Eastern, South Asian, and African Studies at Columbia University. His books include The Jew, the Arab: A History of the Enemy (2003); Semites: Race, Religion, Literature (2008); and Blood: A Critique of Christianity (2014).
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