State of exception
Giorgio Agamben, Kevin Attell (Translator)
A noted Italian philosopher examines emergency measures such as the Bush administration's indefinite detention of suspected terrorists, arguing that such policies, rather than being pragmatic and temporary necessities, has become a customary method of governments seeking to circumvent the rule of law, and has the dangerous potential of transforming democracies into dictatorships
History
95 pages ; 22 cm
9780226009247, 9780226009254, 0226009246, 0226009254
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The state of exception as a paradigm of government
Force-of-law
Iustitium
Gigantomachy concerning a void
Feast, mourning, anomie
Auctoritas and potestas
"Originally published as Stato di eccezione © 2003 Bollati Boringhieri edutire, Torino"--Title page verso
Translation from the Italian of Stato di eccezione
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