ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT BOOKS I HAVE READ.

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	• The Origins of Totalitarianism: Introduction by Samantha Power Hannah Arendt Schocken, 2004 - 704 pages average customer review:based on 20 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

good writer

She is a great writer and uncovers some interesting trends however, with the holocaust revision, etc it appears quite a few of the "facts" that are the basis of these arguments are off.

Too bad to see such a wasted effort from a relevant intellect

Perhaps History Can Turn Our Heads

There is of course nothing that I can add to the acclamations of the New York Times, the New Leader, and H. Stuart Hughes.

This book makes it clear that for totalitarianism to occur, there must first exist a combination of bourgouisie political power lacking the sense of duty required or the old nobility, a propaganda system reinforced by an arrogant intellectual community, and an alienated mass culture demanding "change".

These elements were present in Europe at the beginning of the 20th century. Now, with the complicity of both political parties in the deconstruction of our culture, the stage appears to be set in America.

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ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT BOOKS I HAVE READ.

MY EDUCATION WOULD BE INCOMPLETE HAD I NOT READ THIS BOOK. EASILY 5 STARS.

Arendt's Opus Magnum

Origins, an incredibly detailed analysis of Stalinist Russia and Nazi Germany, shows Arendt's versatility in political thought. I have yet to see a political philosopher/thinker publish a work with this much depth to it, and I think it will be a long time before we see anything like it.

Many of the reviews here have done better justice to her legacy, so I will just say that if you are thinking twice about pursuing this work because of it's length, think three times.

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Generally regarded as the definitive work on totalitarianism, this book is an essential component of any study of twentieth-century political movements. Arendt was one of the first to recognize that Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union were two sides of the same coin rather than opposing philosophies of Right and Left. ?With the Origins of Totalitarianism Hannah Arendt emerges as the most original and profound-therefore the most valuable-political theoretician of our times? (New Leader). Index.

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