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Written in the intense political and intellectual tumult of the early years of the Weimar Republic, this book develops the distinctive theory of sovereignty that made Carl Schmitt one of the most significant and controversial political theorists of the twentieth century. Schmitt concludes this book with a critique of liberalism.

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"Political Theology is about the nature, and thus about the prerogatives, of sovereign political authority in the West.... It is perhaps the piece that best serves as an introduction to Schmitt's thought." - from the Foreword by Tracy B. Strong"

Political Theology Four Chapters on the Concept

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    A Paperback / softback by Carl Schmitt, George Schwab, Tracy B. Strong

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      Publisher The University of Chicago Press
      Published 15 January 2006
      ISBN-13 9780226738895
      978-0226738895
      ISBN-10 0226738892
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      Politics, Philosophy & Society Philosophy

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      Book Synopsis
      Written in the intense political and intellectual tumult of the early years of the Weimar Republic, this book develops the distinctive theory of sovereignty that made Carl Schmitt one of the most significant and controversial political theorists of the twentieth century. Schmitt concludes this book with a critique of liberalism.

      Trade Review
      "Political Theology is about the nature, and thus about the prerogatives, of sovereign political authority in the West.... It is perhaps the piece that best serves as an introduction to Schmitt's thought." - from the Foreword by Tracy B. Strong"

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