This book analyses the institution and concept of dictatorship from
a legal, historical and theoretical perspective, examining the
different types of dictatorship, their relationship to the law, as
well as the analytical value of the concept in contemporary world.
In particular, it seeks to codify the main theories and conceptions
of 'dictatorship', with the goal of unearthing their
contradictions. The book's main premise is that the concept of
dictatorship and the different types of the dictatorial form have
to be assessed and can only be understood in their historical
context. On this basis, the elaborations on dictatorship of such
diverse thinkers as Carl Schmitt, Donoso Cortes, Karl Marx, Ernst
Fraenkel, Franz Neumann, Nicos Poulantzas, and V. I. Lenin, are
discussed in their historical context: 'classical and Caesaristic
dictatorship' in ancient Rome, 'dictatorship' in revolutionary
France of 1789 and counterrevolutionary France of 1848, 'fascist
dictatorship' in Nazi Germany, and 'dictatorship of the
proletariat' in Russia of 1917. The book contributes to the theory
of dictatorship as it outlines the contradictions of the different
typologies of the dictatorial form and seeks to explain them on the
basis of the concept of 'class dictatorship'. The book's original
claim is that the dictatorial form, as a modality of class rule
that relies predominantly on violence and repression, has been
essential to the reproduction of bourgeois rule and, consequently,
of capitalist social relations. This function has given rise to
different types and conceptualisations of dictatorship depending on
the level of capitalist development. This book is addressed to
anyone with an interest in law, political theory, political history
and sociology. It can serve as core text for courses that seek to
introduce students to the institution or theory of dictatorship. It
may also serve as a reference text for post-graduate programs in
law and politics, because of its interdisciplinary and critical
approach.
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