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Political Extremes - A conceptual history from antiquity to the present (Paperback)
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Political Extremes - A conceptual history from antiquity to the present (Paperback)
Series: Routledge Studies in Extremism and Democracy
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The Western tradition of the constitutional state, with its ancient
roots, defines political extremes as the epitome of that what must
be absolutely rejected. It highlights tyranny, despotism, despotic
rule, non-autonomy, ruthless enforcing of interests as 'extreme',
contrasting this to a virtuous mean which guarantees moderation. In
this volume, the culmination of twenty years of extensive research,
Uwe Backes provides a conceptual history of the notions "extreme"
and "extremism" from antiquity to the present day. The
terminological history of political extremes had been related for
more then two millennia with the term mesotes used in the
Aristotelian ethics and the theory of mixed constitution. Both
doctrines influenced the republicanism of the North Italian city
states and later the United States of America as well as British
parliamentarism. The positions of moderation and extremes were not
joined until the course of the French Revolution with the
distinction of right- and left-wing, and this is how it still
exists today in the intellectual-political geography. This unique
source based study reconstructs these developments from ancient
times to the present. Tracing the history of the concept of
political extremism from Ancient Greece to the present day, this is
an invaluable resource for scholars of democracy, extremism and
political sociology.
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Imprint: |
Routledge
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Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Series: |
Routledge Studies in Extremism and Democracy |
Release date: |
September 2011 |
First published: |
2009 |
Authors: |
Uwe Backes
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Dimensions: |
234 x 156 x 18mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
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Pages: |
312 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-415-50050-0 |
Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
Politics & government >
Political science & theory
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LSN: |
0-415-50050-8 |
Barcode: |
9780415500500 |
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