An analysis of the nature, causes, and significance of violence in the second half of the twentieth century. Arendt also reexamines the relationship between war, politics, violence, and power. "Incisive, deeply probing, written with clarity and grace, it provides an ideal framework for understanding the turbulence of our times"(Nation). Index.
Autor: | Arendt Hannah |
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ISBN: | 9780156695008 |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Produktart: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
Verlag: | Houghton Mifflin Company |
Veröffentlicht: | 30.03.1970 |
Schlagworte: | EDUCATION: Violence & Harassment GENOCIDE STUDIES: SOCIOLOGY & PSYCHOLOGY POLITICAL SCIENCE: Genocide & War Crimes POLITICAL SCIENCE: Human Rights SOCIAL SCIENCE: Violence in Society |
Hannah Arendt (1906–1975) is considered one of the most important and influential thinkers of the twentieth century. A political theorist and philosopher, she is also the author of Crises of the Republic, On Violence, The Life of the Mind, and Men in Dark Times. The Origins of Totalitarianism was first published in 1951.