03605oam 2200733I 450 991045628040332120200520144314.01-135-25943-71-135-25944-51-282-57646-197866125764610-203-86725-410.4324/9780203867259 (CKB)2550000000005267(EBL)472492(OCoLC)575710485(SSID)ssj0000341582(PQKBManifestationID)12134372(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000341582(PQKBWorkID)10390741(PQKB)10461088(MiAaPQ)EBC472492(Au-PeEL)EBL472492(CaPaEBR)ebr10370206(CaONFJC)MIL257646(OCoLC)575710485 (EXLCZ)99255000000000526720180706d2010 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrPolitical extremes a conceptual history from antiquity to the present /Uwe BackesLondon ;New York :Routledge,2010.1 online resource (312 p.)Routledge studies in extremism (p. [231]-282) and democracyOriginally published in German: Gottingen : Vandenhoeck and Ruprecht, 2006.0-415-50050-8 0-415-47352-7 Includes bibliographical references and index.Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Illustrations; Series editors' preface; Abbreviations; 1 Introduction; 2 Extremes, mean, moderation and constitutional mixture in Antiquity and the Middle Ages; 3 Extremes and the tradition of the mixed constitution from early humanism to the age of democratic revolutions; 4 Extreme ideologies in the political laboratory of the nineteenth century; 5 Extremism at the beginning of the 'age of extremes'; 6 Extreme terms in the political language of German ideocracies7 Extremism as an element of the official/semi-official language of the Federal Republic of Germany8 Lines of development of the extremism concept in the twentieth century; 9 Political extremism: Final results, classification of terms and outlook; Notes; Bibliography; IndexThe Western tradition of the constitutional state, with its ancient roots, defines political extremes as the epitome of that what must be absolutely rejected. It highlights tyranny, despotism, despotic rule, non-autonomy, ruthless enforcing of interests as 'extreme', contrasting this to a virtuous mean which guarantees moderation. In this volume, the culmination of twenty years of extensive research, Uwe Backes provides a conceptual history of the notions ""extreme"" and ""extremism"" from antiquity to the present day. The terminological history of political extremes had beenRoutledge studies in extremism and democracy.Right and left (Political science)HistoryHuman rightsHistoryConservatismHistoryRadicalismHistoryDemocracyHistoryElectronic books.Right and left (Political science)History.Human rightsHistory.ConservatismHistory.RadicalismHistory.DemocracyHistory.320.509Backes Uwe1960-,968439FlBoTFGFlBoTFGBOOK9910456280403321Political extremes2199508UNINA