About this title: Recognized on publicaton as the definitive account of its subject and ten years later hailed as a classic by the "Times Literary Supplement," this remarkable book has been foremost wherever the characteristics and problems of the twentieth century are discussed. Dr. Arendt's study begins with an account of the rise in the nineteenth century and continues with an examination of European colonial imperialism from 1884 to the outbreak of World War I. The final section deals with the institutions, organizations, and operations of totalitarian movements and governments, focusing on the two genuine ...
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Harvest Books
Date Published: 1973
ISBN-13:9780156701532ISBN:0156701537
Description: Good. Size: 8.42; 1973. Harvest Books. Paperback. Cover edge and corner wear. No store stamps, owner names, or other writings. Small spots on page edge. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Harvest Books
Date Published: 1973-03-21
ISBN-13:9780156701532ISBN:0156701537
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Description: Very Good. Very Good; large trade paperback; pictorial wraps, minimal signs of wear, clean text block. Comprehensive and absorbing account of the history of totalitarianism beginning with the rise of anti-semitism in the 1800s and continuing into modern-day history. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Harvest Books
Date Published: 1973-03-01
ISBN-13:9780156701532ISBN:0156701537
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Harvest Books
Date Published: 1973
ISBN-13:9780156701532ISBN:0156701537
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Edition: Reprint
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Meridian Books
Date Published: 1967
Description: Good. Softcovers lightly rubbed and edgeworn. Ink notes and underlining to first 50 pages or so, else ynterior very good. A good reading/working copy.; 8vo. read more
Binding: Spoken Word Compact Disc
Publisher: Blackstone Audio Inc
Date Published: 2007-12-01
ISBN-13:9781433206658ISBN:143320665X
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: The World Publishing Co
Date Published: 1958
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"I would recommend this in particular because of the connection it draws between the violence of the Hitler and Stalin eras to the violence of the imperial and colonial eras that came earlier. A book on the same topic I would also recommend is Discourse of Colonialism by Aime Cesaire. Arendt also has an interesting reading of Proust that made me look at his work in a different light."
"fasconating book with a wealth of information and intersting interseecting timelines betwee anti semitism, economic development, colonialism and the historical roots of Stalinism and Nazi ism. Soem fo it clearly reminds me of the approach of the Bush Admin to a number of issues of course not nearly to the extent, but some of the same mindset is there, and I see it especially pronounced in the insane propoganda of the right wing, neocon, fundamentalist wing of the republican party"
"So far, I'm finding this interesting, though it suffers from many of the same defects that philosophers encounter when writing about history. For example, relying on portrayals in novels is not evidence. Not about popular history, not about the "zeitgeist" whatever that is.
It's things like that that make me nervous that the conclusions based on these weak propositions are false. Also, there is a powerful dose of Marxist philosophy of history here, which I don't reject because it's Marxist, but because it doesn't explain anything. For example, the nation-state is the "inevitable" consequence of the philosophical precept of "equality" and imperialism is its natural destructor? I don't think this kind of thinking gives enough credit to the power of cognitive difference or apathy.
Furthermore, I have a hard time crediting the idea that "race-thinking" originated in late-17th century France. Purity of blood laws and so forth originated in Spain, much, much earlier and race-thinking was a part of the Spanish and British Empires in the "New World" long before French nobility wanted to racially distinguish themselves from the underclasses.
I'll reserve judgment on the final thesis of the book until I'm done reading it, but if that thesis is that totalitarianism is a kind of positive feedback loop of purity demands regardless of truth, I'll accept that; if the thesis is that the unique conditions of that existed in a certain time in history, it will be hard to convince me on any basis other than techcological issues."
"There's plenty here, including questions of methodology, to question, but I'm a little bit curious where the idea that the books we read are supposed to be perfect comes from. It inspires a lot of serious thought, which is good enough for me. The discussion of the Dreyfus Affair is especially worth reading."
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