Antagonistics: Capitalism and Power in an Age of War

by Gopal Balakrishnan

Antagonistics examines the relationship between neo-imperial warfare, neoliberalism, and American hegemony in capitalist globalization. It traces the evolution of the modern state and capitalism, from the Treaty of Westphalia to the Occupation of Iraq. Gopal Balakrishnan analyzes perspectives from Tocqueville, Althusser, and Schmitt on state power, civil society, democracy, and class, blending intellectual history, political philosophy, and sociology to portray an era of capital and war.

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The Enemy: An Intellectual Portrait of Carl Schmitt

by Gopal Balakrishnan

Carl Schmitt’s writings form a unique and unsettling body of twentieth-century political thought. Often linked to Nazism, his largely untranslated works are fragmented and obscure. The Enemy offers a comprehensive analysis of Schmitt’s major writings from 1919 to 1950, revealing his philosophical argument for the necessity of confrontational politics within democracy, a perspective that challenges today’s dominant consensual politics.

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