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Dictatorship
Carl Schmitt
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Description for Dictatorship
Paperback. * Carl Schmitt is widely recognized as one of the most important political theorists of the 20th century. This is the only remaining work by Carl Schmitt which has not yet been translated into English. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: JPHX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 229 x 27. Weight in Grams: 542.
Now available in English for the first time, Dictatorship is Carl Schmitt's most scholarly book and arguably a paradigm for his entire work. Written shortly after the Russian Revolution and the First World War, Schmitt analyses the problem of the state of emergency and the power of the Reichsprasident in declaring it. Dictatorship, Schmitt argues, is a necessary legal institution in constitutional law and has been wrongly portrayed as just the arbitrary rule of a so-called dictator. ... Read more
Now available in English for the first time, Dictatorship is Carl Schmitt's most scholarly book and arguably a paradigm for his entire work. Written shortly after the Russian Revolution and the First World War, Schmitt analyses the problem of the state of emergency and the power of the Reichsprasident in declaring it. Dictatorship, Schmitt argues, is a necessary legal institution in constitutional law and has been wrongly portrayed as just the arbitrary rule of a so-called dictator. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Polity Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745646480
SKU
V9780745646480
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About Carl Schmitt
Carl Schmitt (1888-1985) is widely acknowledged to be one of the most important and influential political theorists of the twentieth century.
Reviews for Dictatorship
At last Carl Schmitt's Dictatorship is available in English. His study and analysis of this concept is key to understanding the varieties of dictatorship. -George Schwab, National Committee on American Foreign Policy Dictatorship is the first book ever entirely devoted to the topic ... Read more