On the Sovereignty of Mothers: The Political as Maternal

by Gil Anidjar

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 contract, showing that without motherhood,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231216432
• ISBN13: 9780231216432
• Release Date: November 2024
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.86 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"