The Enemy: An Intellectual Portrait of Carl Schmitt

The Enemy: An Intellectual Portrait of Carl Schmitt

The writings of Carl Schmitt form what is arguably the most disconcerting, original, and yet still unfamiliar body of twentieth-century political thought. In the English-speaking world, he is terra incognita, a name associated with Nazism, the author of a largely untranslated oeuvre forming no recognizable system, coming to us from a disturbing place and time in the form of fragments.

The EnemyÂ is a comprehensive reconstruction and analysis of all of Schmittâ‚¬s major worksâ‚¬"his books, articles and pamphlets from 1919 to 1950â‚¬"presented in an arresting narrative form. The revelation of his work is that, unlike mainstream Nazi ideology, Schmitt makes a strong philosophical claim for the necessity of confrontational politics within a democratic system; a claim that has resonance in todayâ‚¬s hegemony of consensual politics.
Country USA
Brand Verso
Manufacturer Verso Books
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber black & white illustrations
Color Multicolor
ReleaseDate 2002-09-17
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781859843598

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