The state in the international theory of Carl Schmitt : meaning and failure of an ordering principle

Carl Schmitt's idiosyncratic account of the history of the state and international relations is fundamental to an understanding of his role as a theorist of the international. The thesis argues that Schmitt's pessimism about the prospects for the modem state derives from his historical met...

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Main Author: Hooker, William Alexander
Published: London School of Economics and Political Science (University of London) 2008
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.498538