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State of exception / Giorgio Agamben ; translated by Kevin Attell.

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Publisher's description: 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 s...

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Main Author: Agamben, Giorgio, 1942-
Other Authors: Attell, Kevin
Other title:Stato di eccezione. English.
Format: Book
Language:English
Italian
Published: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2005.
Subjects:
War and emergency powers.
State of siege.
War and emergency powers > Europe > History.
War and emergency powers > United States > History.
State of siege > Europe > History.
State of siege > United States > History.
Pouvoirs exceptionnels.
État de siège.
Pouvoirs exceptionnels > Europe > Histoire.
Pouvoirs exceptionnels > États-Unis > Histoire.
État de siège > Europe > Histoire.
État de siège > États-Unis > Histoire.
Ausnahmezustand.
Politische Ethik.
Estado de sítio.
Política e governo.
Guerra.
Crises (política)
Europe.
United States.
USA.
Europa.
History.
Table of Contents:
  • The state of exception as a paradigm of government
  • Force-of-law
  • Iustitium
  • Gigantomachy concerning a void
  • Feast, mourning, anomie
  • Auctoritas and potestas.

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