Origin Stories In Political Thought Discourses On Gender Power And Citizenship 1st Edition Joanne H Wright by Joanne H. Wright 9781442678149, 1442678143 instant download after payment.

Origin stories are a recurring motif in the history of political thought. Presented as narratives that describe the beginnings of politics and power, these stories are among the most provocative and politically contentious means by which Western society organizes and represents its experience. Indeed, as scripts of citizenship, origin stories seek to manufacture consent to a preconceived - and hierarchical - political vision. Joanne H. Wright's "Origin Stories in Political Thought" examines Plato's "Timaeus," Hobbes'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 groundbreaking and valuable contribution to both feminist and political studies.