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Carl Schmitt and the Politics of Hostility, Violence and Terror /

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Carl Schmitt's friend/enemy principle is exposed to in-depth philosophical analysis and historical examination with the aim of showing that the political follows hostility, violence and terror as form follows matter. The book argues that the partisan is an umbrella concept that includes the nat...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Slomp, Gabriella (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2009.
Subjects:
Political Science and International Relations.
Political Philosophy.
Political Science.
Political Theory.
Social Philosophy.
Terrorism and Political Violence.
Political science > Philosophy.
Political science.
Political violence.
Social sciences > Philosophy.
Terrorism.
Electronic books.
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Summary:Carl Schmitt's friend/enemy principle is exposed to in-depth philosophical analysis and historical examination with the aim of showing that the political follows hostility, violence and terror as form follows matter. The book argues that the partisan is an umbrella concept that includes the national and global terrorist.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (VIII, 182 pages)
ISBN:9780230234673
DOI:10.1057/9780230234673