Gender and Political Theory by Mary Hawkesworth (Hardback Book)

Name: Gender and Political Theory by Mary Hawkesworth (Hardback Book)
Brand: John Wiley and Sons Ltd

John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Western political theory typically incorporates certain assumptions about sex and gender as natural, unvarying and \u201Cpre-political.\u201D This book critically examines these assumptions and shows how recent scholarship undermines the illusion that bodies exist outside politics and beyond the reach of the state.\nLeading political theorist Mary Hawkesworth\u2019s cutting-edge intersectional account demonstrates how popular conceptions of human nature, public and private, citizenship, liberty, the state, and injustice relegate women, people of color, sexual minorities, and gender-variant people to inferior status despite constitutional guarantees of equality before the law. Hawkesworth argues that traditional political theory has contributed to the perpetuation of pernicious forms of injustice by\n\nGender and Political Theory\nFeminist Reckonings\nFree UK delivery on this item.\n\nThis brand new item is available with free UK delivery using Royal Mail tracked services.\n\nPl;