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The Concept of the Political
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In this, his most influential work, legal theorist and political philosopher Carl Schmitt argues that liberalism's basis in individual rights cannot provide a reasonable justification for sacrificing oneself for the state. This edition of the 1932 work includes the translator's introduction (by George Schwab) which highlights Schmitt's intellectual journey through the turbulent period of German history leading to the Hitlerian one-party state. It also includes Leo Strauss's analysis of Schmitt's thesis and a foreword by Tracy B. Strong placing Schmitt's work into contemporary context.
Book information
ISBN: | 9780226738864 |
Publisher: | University of Chicago Press |
Imprint: | The University of Chicago Press |
Pub date: | 01 Jun 1996 |
DEWEY: | 320.011 |
DEWEY edition: | 20 |
Language: | English |
Number of pages: | 111 |
Weight: | 200g |
Height: | 215mm |
Width: | 140mm |
Spine width: | 11mm |