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first published in 1944 by

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. It is one of the most influential writings in Libertarian social thought and critique of statist ideology and

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, examining the rise of

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as an example. The book treats Nazism as a species of orthodox socialist theory. At the same time the book offers a critique of economic interventionism, industrial

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, denouncing the trends of the Western Allies towards the total state. The book was made available online by the

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March 22, 2004.

Publication history

* Ludwig von Mises, ''Omnipotent Government: The Rise of the Total State and Total War''.

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, 1969. . * Ludwig von Mises, ''Omnipotent Government: The Rise of the Total State and Total War''. Spring Mills, PA:

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Reviews

* Basch, Antonin (1944)
Review of Ludwig von Mises, ''Omnipotent Government''
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'' 34.4, 899–903. * Coker, Francis W. (1944)
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'' 38.5, 1003–1005. * Passant, E. J. (1944)
Review of Ludwig von Mises, ''Omnipotent Government'', and Norman Angell, ''Let the People Know''
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'' 54.215/216, 384–387. * Simons, Henry C. (1944)
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'' 236, Adolescents in Wartime, pp. 192–193 * Yoder, Fred R. (1944)
Review of Ludwig von Mises, ''The Omnipotent State'' (sic)
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'' 10:2 (1944), p. 326 * Baster, A. S. J. (1945)
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'', New Series 12.45, 39–40. * Hexner, Ervin (1945)
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Social Forces ''Social Forces'' (formerly ''The Journal of Social Forces'') is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal of social science published by Oxford University Press for the Department of Sociology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. ...

'' 23.4, 466–467. * Kohn, Hans (1945)
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'' 50.3, 531–533. * Robson, Charles B. (1945)
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The Journal of Politics ''The Journal of Politics'' is a peer-reviewed academic journal of political science established in 1939 and published quarterly (February, May, August and November) by University of Chicago Press on behalf of the Southern Political Science Associ ...

'' 7.1, 98–100. * Hula, Erich. (1945)
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Social Research Social research is a research conducted by social scientists following a systematic plan. Social research methodologies can be classified as quantitative and qualitative. * Quantitative designs approach social phenomena through quantifiable ...

'' 12:4 (November 1945), pp. 509–511 * Peardon, T. P. (1945)
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'' 60:1 (March 1945), pp. 130–131 * Minshall, T. H. (1947)
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(Royal Institute of International Affairs 1944–)'' 23.2, 240–241. * Hessen, Robert (1970). Review of Ludwig von Mises, ''Omnipotent Government''. ''

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'' 9.8. * Rothbard, Murray N. (1975). Reviews of Ludwig von Mises, ''Omnipotent Government'' and ''Theory and History''. ''

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'', June 1975, p. 1.

Translations

* Ludwig von Mises, ''Omnipotencia Gubernamental''. Translated by Pedro Elgoibar.

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: Editorial Hermes, n.d. * Ludwig von Mises, ''Le Gouvernement Omnipotent de L`État Totalitaire à la Guerre Total''. Translated by M. de Hulster.

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: Librairie de Médicis, 1947. * Ludwig von Mises, ''Im Namen des Staates, oder Die Gefahren des Kollektivismus'' n the Name of the State: or the Dangers of Collectivism Stuttgart: Bonn Aktuell, 1978. * Людвиг фон Мизес, Всемогущее правительство: Тотальное государство и тотальная война.

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: Социум, 2006. .

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