Men in political theory
By: Terrell Carver.
Publisher: Manchester University Press; Published exclusively in the USA by Palgrave
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Manchester; New York; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 263
Subjects: Political science -- Philosophy.; Masculinity -- Political aspects.; Sex role -- Political aspects.; Feminist theory.
Description: "This book is the first to use the 'men's studies' and 'masculinities' literatures in rethinking the political problems that students and specialists in the social sciences and humanities must encounter: consent, obligation, patriarchy, gender, sexuality, life-cycle, and discriminatory disadvantage related to sex, age, class, race/ethnicity and disability. It does this by re-examining the historical materials from which present-day concepts of citizenship, individuality, identity, subjectivity, normativity and legitimacy arise." "The ten chapters on Plato, Aristotle, Jesus, Augustine, Machiavelli, Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Marx and Engels show the operation of the 'gender lens' in different ways, depending on how the philosopher deploys concepts of men and masculinity to pose and solve classic problems. They can all be read independently and are as suitable for those just making the acquaintance of these classic writers as for those with specialist knowledge and interests."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [255]-261) and index.