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The Origins of Totalitarianism

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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.

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‘How could such a book speak so powerfully to our present moment? The short answer is that we, too, live in dark times’ Washington Post

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-FourThe 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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Weight 0.511 kg
Dimensions 19.8 × 12.9 × 3.1 cm
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Publisher

Imprint

Cover

Paperback

Pages

xlviii, 702

Language

English

Edition
Dewey

320.53 (edition:23)

Readership

General – Trade / Code: K