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 mesot?'s 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.
General
Imprint: |
Routledge
|
Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Series: |
Routledge Studies in Extremism and Democracy |
Release date: |
November 2009 |
First published: |
2009 |
Authors: |
Uwe Backes
|
Dimensions: |
234 x 156 x 24mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover
|
Pages: |
312 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-415-47352-1 |
Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
Politics & government >
Political science & theory
|
LSN: |
0-415-47352-7 |
Barcode: |
9780415473521 |
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