JOHN HOFFMAN is Professor of Political Theory, Department of Politics at the University of Leicester. His research interests include the state, sovereignty, feminism and Marxism. He is the author of Beyond the State (1995) and Sovereignty (1998).

• Acknowledgements Introduction Sovereignty and the Problem of Reconstruction What is Feminism? Gender and Emancipation Defining the State Sovereignty, Patriarchy and the Problem of Origins Gender, Realism and International Relations Patriarchy and Anti-Statist Theory Power and Authority Coercion and Government A Relational View of Sovereignty Conclusion Bibliography Index