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DictatorshipDictatorship

Dictatorship

Carl Schmitt

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'Dictatorship' is Carl Schmitt's most scholarly book and arguably a paradigm for his entire work. Written shortly after the Russian Revolution and the First World War, Schmitt analyses the problem of the state of emergency and the power of the Reichsprasident in declaring it.

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OL Work ID
OL19641630W

Subjects

War and emergency powersGermany, politics and government, 1918-1933AuthoritarianismDictatorshipDictatorsDictatureDictateursPouvoirs exceptionnelsDictatorshipsSOCIAL SCIENCEEssaysReferencePolitics and government

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