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Author Arendt, Hannah, 1906-1975.

Title The portable Hannah Arendt / edited with an introduction by Peter Baehr.

Publication Info. New York : Penguin Books, 2003.
2000.

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 West Hartford, Noah Webster Library - Non Fiction  320.5092 ARENDT    Check Shelf
Description lxiii, 575 pages ; 20 cm.
Series Penguin classics.
Penguin classics.
Note "First published in the United Sates by Penguin Books 2000" -- T.p. verso.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (page lix-lxii).
Contents Overview: what remains? --- Stateless persons --- Totalitarianism --- The vita activa --- Banality and conscience: the Eichmann trial and its implications --- Revolution and preservation --- Of truth and traps.
Summary Although Hannah Arendt is considered one of the major contributors to social and political thought in the twentieth century, this is the first general anthology of her writings. This volume includes selections from her major works, including The Origins of Totalitarianism, Between Past and Future, Men in Dark Times, The Jew as Pariah, and The Human Condition, as well as many shorter writings and letters. Sections include extracts from her work on fascism, Marxism, and totalitarianism; her treatment of work and labour; her writings on politics and ethics; and a section on truth and the role of the intellectual.
Subject Political science.
Political ethics.
Totalitarianism.
Revolutions.
Social ethics.
Added Author Baehr, P. R. (Peter R.)
Spine Title Hannah Arendt
ISBN 0142437565
9780142437568
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