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The Origins of Totalitarianism
by Hannah Arendt
Antisemitism, imperialism, totalitarianism: Arendt's 1951 analysis of how Nazi and Stalinist regimes became possible. Difficult, essential, newly read.
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you want the foundational analysis of totalitarianism.
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Skip it if…
you want a short read; try the final part.
Try instead: Eichmann in Jerusalem →
Three things you will actually use
- Loneliness is the ground of terror.
- Ideology replaces reality.
- The banality comes later.
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Read Part Three.
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Arendt's Origins.
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