Dictatorship : From the origin of the modern concept of sovereignty to proletarian class struggle

Now available in English for the first time, __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 Reichspräsident in declaring it. Dictatorship, Schmitt argues, is a necessary legal institution in constitutional law and has been wrongly portrayed as just the arbitrary rule of a so-called dictator. __Dictatorship__ is an essential book for understanding the work of Carl Schmitt and a major contribution to the modern theory of a democratic, constitutional state. And despite being written in the early part of the twentieth century, it speaks with remarkable prescience to our contemporary political concerns. '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. 1. Commissary Dictatorship And State Theory -- 2. The Practice Of Royal Commissars Until The Eighteenth Century -- 3. The Transition To Sovereign Dictatorship In Eighteenth Century State Theory -- 4. The Concept Of Sovereign Dictatorship -- 5. The Custom Of People's Commissars During The French Revolution -- 6. Dictatorship In Contemporary Law And Order : The State Of Siege. Carl Schmitt ; Translated From The German By Michael Hoelzl And Graham Ward. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Title Page 5 Copyright 6 Contents 9 Introduction 12 Foreword to the Fourth Edition (1978) 32 Foreword to the Third Edition (1964) 33 Foreword to the Second Edition (1928) 34 Preliminary Remarks to the First Edition (1921) 39 1 Commissary Dictatorship and State Theory 49 2 The Practice of Royal Commissars until the Eighteenth Century 82 3 The Transition to Sovereign Dictatorship in Eighteenth-Century State Theory 128 4 The Concept of Sovereign Dictatorship 160 5 The Custom of People鈥檚 Commissars during the French Revolution 180 6 Dictatorship in Contemporary Law and Order 196 Appendix 228 Notes 275 Index 351 Now available in English for the first time, Dictatorship is Carl Schmitt & rsquo;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 Reichsprosident in declaring it. Dictatorship, Schmitt argues, is a necessary legal institution in constitutional law and has been wrongly portrayed as just the arbitrary rule of a so-called dictator. Dictatorship is .. "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. Dictatorship, Schmitt argues, is a necessary legal institution in constitutional law and has been wrongly portrayed as just the arbitrary rule of a so-called 'dictator."--Jacket