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Overview
In Gender and Sovereignty John Hoffman seeks to reconstruct the notion of sovereignty for a post-patriarchal world. His interest in gender arised out of an interest in emancipation, and Hoffman argues that the emancipation of women is only possible if we find a way of providing a coherent critique of the state.Synopsis
In Gender and Sovereignty John Hoffman seeks to reconstruct the notion of sovereignty for a post-patriarchal world. His interest in gender arised out of an interest in emancipation, and Hoffman argues that the emancipation of women is only possible if we find a way of providing a coherent critique of the state.
Booknews
Violence against women, argues Hoffman (political theory, U. of Leicester) should be seen as an attack on sovereignty, and attempts to create a post-patriarchal order that is not also post-statist are futile and self-defeating. He advocates a relational view of sovereignty that emphasizes the importance of people as individuals while acknowledging that each person is distinct in terms of general categories and the embodiment of particular and unrepeatable life experiences. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)