Sovereignty and Its Discontents - On the Primacy of Conflict and the Structure of the Political

Informationen zum Autor William Rasch Professor of Germanic Studies, Indiana University Klappentext Arguing for the centrality of conflict in any notion of the political, this book puts forward the case for the logical and/or ontological primacy of violence over 'peace'. Zusammenfassung Arguing for the centrality of conflict in any notion of the political, this book puts forward the case for the logical and/or ontological primacy of violence over 'peace'. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part 1 - Politics as Conflict: Conflict as a Vocation: Schmitt, Lyotard, Luhmann; A Just War? Or Just a War? Schmitt vs Habermas; So You Say You Want a Revolution: Brecht vs Brecht.Part 2 - Sovereignty and Original Sin: Guilt as Religion: Benjamin; From Sovereign Ban to Banning Sovereignty: Agamben; Persistent Sovereignty: Hardt and Negri. Part 3 - Even Unto the End of the World: 'For There is no Difference Between the Jew and the Greek': The Legacy of St Paul; Human Rights as Geopolitics: From Vitoria to Rawls.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: William Rasch, William (Indiana University Rasch
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 18.07.2016
• EAN: 9781138147836
• ISBN: 978-1-138-14783-6
• Pagine: 166
• Serie: Birkbeck Law Press
• Categoria: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Diritto > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie