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1 online resource (200 pages) |
| Contents |
Introduction; Notes On Method, Style And Structure; 1. Kelsen's Enemies: The Fbi; Realists Versus Kelsen; Imaginary Foe; There Is No Utopia; A Most Misunderstood Man; 2. Kelsen's Milieu: The K.K. War Ministry; Dante And Philosophy; Freud And Economics; Generals And Governments; A Most Realistic Man; 3. Kelsen's Freudian Moment: Speaking Truth To Power; Law And State; Coercion And Politics; Roots Of Authority; A Most Realistic State; 4. Kelsen's Foreign-Policy Realism: The Kellogg-Briand-Pact; Anarchy And War; Democracy And Peace; Nationalism And The World State; A Most Realistic World Politics; 5. Kelsen's Style Of Political Thinking: Kelsen And Popper; Win Some, Lose Some; The National Interest; ... And Other Myths; Concluding Remarks On A Man And A Method; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
| Summary |
In a lively account of Kelsen's life and political thinking, Robert Schuett introduces him as a political realist and brings his thought on human nature, the state and war into productive tension with today's Schmittians and conventional views of foreign policy realism |
| Notes |
Introduction 1. Kelsen's EnemiesThe FBIRealists vs. KelsenImaginary FoeThere Is No UtopiaA Most Misunderstood Man 2. Kelsen's MilieuThe k.k. War MinistryDante and PhilosophyFreud and EconomicsGenerals and GovernmentsA Most Realistic Man 3. Kelsen's Freudian MomentSpeaking Truth to PowerLaw and StateCoercion and PoliticsRoots of AuthorityA Most Realistic State 4. Kelsen's Foreign-policy RealismThe Kellogg-Briand-PactAnarchy and WarDemocracy and PeaceNationalism and the World StateA Most Realistic World Politics 5. Kelsen's Style of Political ThinkingKelsen and PopperWin Some, Lose SomeThe National Interest... and other MythsConcluding Remarks on a Man and Method NotesBibliographyIndex |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Kelsen, Hans, 1881-1973.
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| SUBJECT |
Kelsen, Hans, 1881-1973 fast |
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Political realism.
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Liberalism.
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liberalism.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / Democracy
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Liberalism
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Political realism
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781474481717 |
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147448171X |
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1474481701 |
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9781474481700 |
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