In store now! The Origins of Totalitarianism by Hannah Arendt
Continuing our week of Holocaust Memorials, we turn to one of the greatest chroniclers of WWII, Hannah Arendt. Having narrowly escaped Nazi Germany herself, Hannah Arendt, already an established philosopher of history before she arrived in the US, dedicated the following 30 years of her life and work toward better understanding the systems which allowed an atrocity like the Holocaust to happen. Her examinations of “the banality of evil” however, are as frighteningly relevant today as they were when The Origins of Totalitarianism was published in 1951. It’s contemporary relevance highlights the importance of memorialising the Holocaust; we have seen in recent years that the slip back to totalitarianism and extremism can occur all too easily. It is imperative not only that we remember, but that we know the signs when we see them. The Origins of Totalitarianism remains a sweeping and urgent testament to the importance of fighting injustice.
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The Origins of Totalitarianism by Hannah Arendt
Paperback £9.99
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.
'A non-fiction bookend to Nineteen Eighty-Four' The New York Times
'The political theorist who wrote about the Nazis and the 'banality of evil' has become a surprise bestseller' Guardian
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