{"product_id":"dictatorship-from-the-origin-of-the-modern-concept-of-sovereignty-to-proletarian-class-struggle-9780745646480","title":"Dictatorship  From the Origin of The Modern","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e* Carl Schmitt is widely recognized as one of the most important political theorists of the 20th century. This is the only remaining work by Carl Schmitt which has not yet been translated into English.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"At last Carl Schmitt's \u003ci\u003eDictatorship\u003c\/i\u003e is available in English. His study and analysis of this concept is key to understanding the varieties of dictatorship.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e—George Schwab, National Committee on American Foreign Policy\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eDictatorship\u003c\/i\u003e is the first book ever entirely devoted to the topic of emergency powers.  Written as Germany's fledgeling Weimar Republic resorted to emergency measures to confront insurrections from both the Left and the Right, Schmitt explored the historical origins and philosophical justifications of extraordinary executive action. Schmitt's \u003ci\u003eDictatorship\u003c\/i\u003e is a fascinating historical document and a prescient, insightful resource for contemporary debates in political theory and constitutional law.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e—John P. McCormick, University of Chicago\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eTranslator’s Introduction\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eForeword to the fourth edition (1978)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eForeword to the third edition (1964)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eForeword to the second edition (1928)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreliminary remarks to the first edition (1921)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI Commissary Dictatorship and the theory of the state\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eII The praxis of royal commissars up to the 18th century\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIII The transition to sovereign dictatorship in the theory of the state of the 18th century\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIV The concept of sovereign dictatorship\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eV The praxis of the people’s commissars during the French Revolution\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVI Dictatorship in the contemporary constitution (the state of besiegement)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAppendix: The Dictatorship of the Reichspräsident according to Article 48 of the Weimar Constitution pp. 211-57\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI Common interpretation of Article 48, Paragraph 2 today\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eII The regulation of Article 48, Paragraph 2 as a provisorium\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIII General limitation of competence based on Article 48, Paragraph 2\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIV The law of implementation [Ausfüngsgesetz] regarding Article 48 RV\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eINDEX OF NAMES\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eINDEX OF SUBJECTS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGLOSSARY\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49404389196119,"sku":"9780745646480","price":17.09,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780745646480.jpg?v=1730486309","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/dictatorship-from-the-origin-of-the-modern-concept-of-sovereignty-to-proletarian-class-struggle-9780745646480","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}