| Description |
1 online resource (210 pages) |
| Contents |
Acknowledgments; A Note on Usage and References; 1. Origins: Arendt's Life and Coming to Terms with Totalitarianism; 2. Politics as Identity-Disclosing Action; 3. Understanding and Judging the Reality of Evil; 4. Arendt Now; Notes; References; For Further Reading; Index |
| Summary |
Firmly locating Arendts ideas in the context of our times, John McGowan here offers a clear, concise overview of Arendts work and its continuing importance. Explaining the theoretical and philosophical convictions that stood behind Arendts variousand often controversialinterventions in contemporary affairs, McGowan explores the new ways of thinking that Arendts work opens up regarding current issues such as human rights, identity politics, and participatory democracy. A concluding chapter connects Arendts thought to contemporary social theory and todays political debates |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Arendt, Hannah, 1906-1975 -- Contributions in political science
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| SUBJECT |
Arendt, Hannah, 1906-1975. fast (OCoLC)fst01427224 |
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Political science.
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Political science.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780816688753 |
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0816688753 |
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