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The Americas in Early Modern Political Theory. States of Nature and Aboriginality.
Stephanie B. Martens
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Hardback. Num Pages: 176 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JB; 3JD; HBJK; HBLH; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 15. Weight in Grams: 360.
This book examines early modern social contract theories within European representations of the Americas in the 16th and 17th century. Despite addressing the Americas only marginally, social contract theories transformed American social imaginaries prevalent at the time into Aboriginality, allowing for the emergence of the idea of civilization and the possibility for diverse discourses of Aboriginalism leading to excluding and discriminatory forms of subjectivity, citizenship, and politics. What appears then is a form of Aboriginalism pitting the American/Aboriginal other against the nascent idea of civilization. The legacy of this political construction of difference is essential to contemporary politics in settler ... Read more
This book examines early modern social contract theories within European representations of the Americas in the 16th and 17th century. Despite addressing the Americas only marginally, social contract theories transformed American social imaginaries prevalent at the time into Aboriginality, allowing for the emergence of the idea of civilization and the possibility for diverse discourses of Aboriginalism leading to excluding and discriminatory forms of subjectivity, citizenship, and politics. What appears then is a form of Aboriginalism pitting the American/Aboriginal other against the nascent idea of civilization. The legacy of this political construction of difference is essential to contemporary politics in settler ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
Number of Pages
168
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137519986
SKU
V9781137519986
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About Stephanie B. Martens
Stephanie B. Martens is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Laurentian University, Canada. She obtained a PhD in Political Science from the University of Alberta, Canada.
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