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Elements and origins of totalitarian rule is a book by hannah arendt which. As an eyewitness for the rise and fall of third reich, arendt gives quite chilling insights into the workings of totalitarian movements like nazism and bolshevism and the psychology behind the atrocities perpetrated. Suspicious of the inevitability so often imposed by hindsight, hannah arendt was not interested in detailing the causes that produced totalitarianism. This volume treats arendts work as an imperfect, somewhat timebound but still invaluable resource for challenging some of our most tenacious prejudices about what politics is and how to study it. Dec 09, 2015 the origins of totalitarianism is arendts attempt to better understand the tragic events of her time. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 527 pages and is available in paperback format. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the origins of totalitarianism. Hannah arendt was born in 1906 to jewish parents in the city of hamburg, germany.
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