The Enemy - An Intellectual Portrait of Carl Schmitt (Paperback, New edition)

The writings of Carl Schmitt form what is arguably the most disconcerting, original, and yet still unfamiliar body of twentieth-century political thought. In the English-speaking world, he is terra incognita, a name associated with Nazism, the author of a largely untranslated oeuvre forming no recognizable system, coming to us from a disturbing place and time in the form of fragments. The Enemy is a comprehensive reconstruction and analysis of all of Schmitt's major works-his books, articles and pamphlets from 1919 to 1950-presented in an arresting narrative form. The revelation of his work is that, unlike mainstream Nazi ideology, Schmitt makes a strong philosophical claim for the necessity of confrontational politics within a democratic system; a claim that has resonance in today's hegemony of consensual politics.

General

Imprint:	Verso Books
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	September 2002
First published:	September 2002
Authors:	Gopal Balakrishnan
Dimensions:	226 x 145 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	322
Edition:	New edition
ISBN-13:	978-1-85984-359-8
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > Historical, political & military Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political science & theory Books > Biography > Historical, political & military
LSN:	1-85984-359-X
Barcode:	9781859843598

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