Arendt and America

by King, Richard H.

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Full title :Arendt and America / Richard H. King.

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Publication Date:©2015

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):University of Chicago Press
Place of Publication:Chicago
Language:eng
Publication Date:©2015

Notes

Introduction: Hannah Arendt's World 1 Guilt and Responsibility 2 The Origins of Totalitarianism in America 3 Rediscovering the World 4 Arendt, Tocqueville, and Cold War America 5 Arendt, Riesman, and America as Mass Society 6 Arendt and Postwar American Thought 7 Reflections/Refractions of Race, 1945-1955 8 Arendt, the Schools, and Civil Rights 9 The Eichmann Case 10 Against the Liberal Grain 11 The Revolutionary Traditions 12 The Crises of Arendt's Republic Conclusion--Once More: The Film, Eichmann, and Evil Acknowledgments Notes Index.

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Description:1 online resource (416 pages)

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9780226311524, 022631152X
oclc:on1030260935
Dewey Decimal:320.5

Introduction: Hannah Arendt's world -- Guilt and responsibility -- The origins of totalitarianism in America -- Rediscovering the world -- Arendt, Tocqueville, and Cold War America -- Arendt, Riesman, and America as mass society -- Arendt and postwar American thought -- Reflections/refractions of race, 1945-1955 -- Arendt, the schools, and civil rights -- The Eichmann case -- Against the liberal grain -- The revolutionary traditions -- The crises of Arendt's republic -- Conclusion: once more: the film, Eichmann, and evil.

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Arendt, Hannah Biographies BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- General Biography & Autobiography -- Philosophe… États-Unis -- Histoire -- 20e siècle History HISTORY -- 20th Century. -- United Stat… PHILOSOPHY -- Political Political scientists Political scientists -- Biography. -- U… Politologues -- Biographies. -- États-U… United States United States -- History -- 20th century