The Origins of Totalitarianism (World Philosophers and Their Works)
At a glance:
- Author: Hannah Arendt
- First Published: 1951
- Genres: Nonfiction, Philosophy, Politics, History, Sociology
- Subjects: Power, personal or social, Class conflict, Communism or communists, Politics, Racism, Race, Europe or Europeans, World War II, Violence, Jews or Jewish life, Oppression, Anti-Semitism, Nationalism, Cruelty, Government, Nazism or Nazis, Hate crimes, Holocaust, Jewish, Totalitarianism, Imperialism, Soviet Union or Soviets
Context
Although Hannah Arendt never tired of disassociating herself from the class of “paid professional thinkers,” The Origins of Totalitarianism is nonetheless a tour de force of political philosophy. It combines her unique talent for attention to historical detail, rigorous philosophical analysis resulting from her training in Germany between the two world wars, and her predilection for the disciplines of historical research and political science. The direct occasion for this particular text was Arendt’s successful flight from the oppression that she, a German...
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