{"product_id":"constitutional-theory-9780822340706","title":"Constitutional Theory","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Carl Schmitt | Jeffrey Seitzer\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Duke University Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Duke University Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: History \u0026amp; Theory - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCarl Schmitt's magnum opus, \u003ci\u003eConstitutional Theory\u003c\/i\u003e, was originally published in 1928 and has been in print in German ever since. This volume makes Schmitt's masterpiece of comparative constitutionalism available to English-language readers for the first time. Schmitt is considered by many to be one of the most original-and, because of his collaboration with the Nazi party, controversial-political thinkers of the twentieth century. In \u003ci\u003eConstitutional Theory\u003c\/i\u003e, Schmitt provides a highly distinctive and provocative interpretation of the Weimar Constitution. At the center of this interpretation lies his famous argument that the legitimacy of a constitution depends on a sovereign decision of the people. In addition to being subject to long-standing debate among legal and political theorists in Western Europe and the United States, this theory of constitution-making as decision has profoundly influenced constitutional theorists and designers in Asia, Latin America, and Eastern Europe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eConstitutional Theory\u003c\/i\u003e is a significant departure from Schmitt's more polemical Weimar-era works not just in terms of its moderate tone. Through a comparative history of constitutional government in Europe and the United States, Schmitt develops an understanding of liberal constitutionalism that makes room for a strong, independent state. This edition includes an introduction by Jeffrey Seitzer and Christopher Thornhill outlining the cultural, intellectual, and political contexts in which Schmitt wrote \u003ci\u003eConstitutional Theory\u003c\/i\u003e; they point out what is distinctive about the work, examine its reception in the postwar era, and consider its larger theoretical ramifications. This volume also contains extensive editorial notes and a translation of the Weimar Constitution.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Duke University Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46290257805463,"sku":"9780822340706","price":2669.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780822340706.webp?v=1768664955","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/constitutional-theory-9780822340706","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}