Carl Schmitt and the Politics of Hostility, Violence and Terror - by G Slomp (Hardcover)

Name: Carl Schmitt and the Politics of Hostility, Violence and Terror - by G Slomp (Hardcover)
Brand: Palgrave MacMillan
SKU: 1006476739
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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.
About the Author: GABRIELLA SLOMP is Senior Lecturer in International Political Thought at the University of St Andrews, UK.
182 Pages
Political Science, Terrorism

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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.

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"Slomp offers a provocative analysis of Carl Schmitt's understanding of hostility and the partisan useful for those who are just now encountering his thought and those long acquainted with it... In thinking through Schmitt's account of hostility, Slomp provides a useful category for thinking about contemporary terrorism." - CHOICE

About the Author

GABRIELLA SLOMP is Senior Lecturer in International Political Thought at the University of St Andrews, UK. After attaining her PhD at the LSE, she worked at the Universities of Swansea and Strathclyde. She is the author of Thomas Hobbes and the Political Philosophy of Glory, editor of Thomas Hobbes and has published numerous articles in the history of political thought.

Dimensions (Overall): 8.5 Inches (H) x 5.6 Inches (W) x .6 Inches (D)

Weight: .75 Pounds

Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up

Number of Pages: 182

Genre: Political Science

Sub-Genre: Terrorism

Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan

Format: Hardcover

Author: G Slomp

Language: English

Street Date: May 14, 2009

TCIN: 1006476739

UPC: 9780230002517

Item Number (DPCI): 247-37-5865

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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