State of exception : cultural responses to the rhetoric of fear /
In a globalized world exposed to ever more dramatic dangers, the established legal order enters into crisis and the rhetoric of fear is deployed in order to legitimate states of exception. Italian philosopher Giorgio Agamben has widely elaborated on the historical effects of the juridical concept of...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Otros Autores: | , |
Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
Publicado: |
Newcastle :
Cambridge Scholars Press,
2006.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | In a globalized world exposed to ever more dramatic dangers, the established legal order enters into crisis and the rhetoric of fear is deployed in order to legitimate states of exception. Italian philosopher Giorgio Agamben has widely elaborated on the historical effects of the juridical concept of the state of exception, recalling the definition formulated by German legal theorist Carl Schmitt. The state of exception presents itself as an inherently elusive phenomenon, a juridical no-man's ... |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xi, 125 pages) |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references. |
ISBN: | 1847180213 9781847180216 9781443807470 1443807478 |