The Crisis of Parliamentary Democracy
by Carl Schmitt
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The Crisis of Parliamentary Democracy offers a powerful criticism of the inconsistencies of representative democracy. Described both as "the Hobbes of our age" and as "the philosophical godfather of Nazism," Carl Schmitt was a brilliant and controversial political theorist whose doctrine of political leadership and critique of liberal democratic ideals distinguish him as one of the most original contributors to modern political theory. The Crisis of Parliamentary Democracy offers a powerful show more criticism of the inconsistencies of representative democracy. First published in 1923, it has often been viewed as an attempt to destroy parliamentarism; in fact, it was Schmitt's attempt to defend the Weimar constitution. The introduction to this new translation places the book in proper historical context and provides a useful guide to several aspects of Weimar political culture. The Crisis of Parliamentary Democracy is included in the series Studies in Contemporary German Social Thought, edited by Thomas McCarthy. show lessTags
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Carl Schmitt (1888-1985) is widely acknowledged to be one of the most important and influential political theorists of the twentieth century.
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- Politics and Government, Philosophy, Nonfiction, General Nonfiction
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- 328.3 — Society, government, & culture Political science U.S. Congress - Legislation & Legislative Process Specific topics of legislative bodies
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- JF511 .S313 — Political Science Political institutions and public administration Political institutions and public administration General. Comparative government Organs and functions of government Legislation. Legislative process. Law-making
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