Qi Zheng, Dale Salwak

Carl Schmitt, Mao Zedong and the Politics of Transition

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Produktbeschreibung

This book develops a new way of reading and benefiting from Schmitt's legal and political theories. It explores Schmitt's theories from the perspective of what I refer to as the politics of transition. It also contributes to identifying the real theoretical relationship between Schmitt and Mao.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Macmillan Education / Palgrave Macmillan UK / Springer Palgrave Macmillan
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 978-1-137-46658-7
• 1st ed. 2016
• Seitenzahl: 177
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. Oktober 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 223mm x 144mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 331g
• ISBN-13: 9781137466587
• ISBN-10: 1137466588
• Artikelnr.: 42950608

Autorenporträt

Dr Qi Zheng has served as a lecturer at the School of Law, East China Normal University (Shanghai, China), since 2011. She holds a BA and an MA in Law from Zhejiang University (Hangzhou, China), and a PhD in Law from the University of Manchester, UK.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: Schmitt, Mao and the Politics of Transition
1. Carl Schmitt in China
2. Carl Schmitt's Critique of the Positivist Understanding of Law
3. Carl Schmitt's Reconstruction of the Relationship between State and
Individual
4. The Key Components of Mao Zedong's Political Philosophy
5. Mao, Schmitt and the Politics of Transition
Conclusion: Towards an Approach for Democratic Transition in China