Carl Schmitt and the Politics of Hostility, Violence and Terror

Slomp, G.

Carl Schmitt's friend/enemy principle is exposed to in-depth philosophical analysis and historical examination with the aim of showing that the political follows hostility, violence and terror as form follows matter. The book argues that the partisan is an umbrella concept that includes the national and global terrorist.

Details

Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2009-05-14

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9780230002517

DOI: 10.1057/9780230234673

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 182