The origins of totalitarianism /
Arendt, Hannah, 1906-1975,
The origins of totalitarianism / - xlviii, 702 pages ; 25 cm. - Penguin modern classics .
First published in 1951.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 633-656) and index.
Antisemitism as an outrage to common sense -- The Jews, the nation-state, and the birth of antisemitism -- The Jews and society -- The Dreyfus Affair -- The political emancipation of the bourgeoisie -- Race-thinking before racism -- Race and bureaucracy -- Continental imperialism : the pan-movements -- The decline of the nation-state and the end of the rights of man -- A classless society -- The totalitarian movement -- Totalitarianism in power -- Ideology and terror : a novel form of government.
Hannah Arendt's chilling analysis of the conditions that led to the Nazi and Soviet totalitarian regimes is a warning from history about the fragility of freedom, exploring how propaganda, scapegoats, terror and political isolation all aided the slide towards total domination.
9780241316757 9780241316757: £9.99 0241316758
Totalitarianism.
Imperialism.
Antisemitism.
320.53 ARE
The origins of totalitarianism / - xlviii, 702 pages ; 25 cm. - Penguin modern classics .
First published in 1951.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 633-656) and index.
Antisemitism as an outrage to common sense -- The Jews, the nation-state, and the birth of antisemitism -- The Jews and society -- The Dreyfus Affair -- The political emancipation of the bourgeoisie -- Race-thinking before racism -- Race and bureaucracy -- Continental imperialism : the pan-movements -- The decline of the nation-state and the end of the rights of man -- A classless society -- The totalitarian movement -- Totalitarianism in power -- Ideology and terror : a novel form of government.
Hannah Arendt's chilling analysis of the conditions that led to the Nazi and Soviet totalitarian regimes is a warning from history about the fragility of freedom, exploring how propaganda, scapegoats, terror and political isolation all aided the slide towards total domination.
9780241316757 9780241316757: £9.99 0241316758
Totalitarianism.
Imperialism.
Antisemitism.
320.53 ARE