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<p>The 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 antiqu
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- Author
- Uwe Backes [Dublette], Uwe Backes
- Publisher
- Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group
- Published
- 2011
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780415500500
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- Political Science, Social Science, Political
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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