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Explores the diverse views of Jules Michelet, Thomas Hobbes, and Seneca on the extralegal aspects of sovereign prerogative power, often associated with grace, favor, leniency, and pardons.



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“Sovereignty is a major subject in discussions of politics today. Thanks to widespread interest in Carl Schmitt’s writings, it figures in critiques of liberalism that stress the reality of violent extralegal action. Covering three political thinkers, Friendly Sovereignty directs our eyes to the dangers of nonviolent, ‘friendly’ forms of extralegality—favoritism, corruption, and mercy. It is a timely warning, born of the recognition that ‘friendly sovereignty’ has been a clear and present danger in recent U.S. politics.”

—Deborah Baumgold,author of Contract Theory in Historical Context: Essays on Grotius, Hobbes, and Locke

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      Publisher Pennsylvania State University Press
      Published 20 September 2022
      ISBN-13 9780271093376
      978-0271093376
      ISBN-10 0271093374
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      Political ideologies and movements

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Explores the diverse views of Jules Michelet, Thomas Hobbes, and Seneca on the extralegal aspects of sovereign prerogative power, often associated with grace, favor, leniency, and pardons.



      Trade Review

      “Sovereignty is a major subject in discussions of politics today. Thanks to widespread interest in Carl Schmitt’s writings, it figures in critiques of liberalism that stress the reality of violent extralegal action. Covering three political thinkers, Friendly Sovereignty directs our eyes to the dangers of nonviolent, ‘friendly’ forms of extralegality—favoritism, corruption, and mercy. It is a timely warning, born of the recognition that ‘friendly sovereignty’ has been a clear and present danger in recent U.S. politics.”

      —Deborah Baumgold,author of Contract Theory in Historical Context: Essays on Grotius, Hobbes, and Locke

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