Arendt and America

by King, Richard H.

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Title Statements

Full title :Arendt and America / Richard H. King

Edition Statements

Publication Date:2015

Publication Statements

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

The Physical Object

Description:412 pages

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9780226311494, 022631149X
oclc:ocn939552224
LC Classification:JC251.A74
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

Subjects

Arendt, Hannah Biographies États-Unis -- Histoire -- 20e siècle History Political scientists Political scientists -- Biography Politologues -- Biographies United States United States -- History -- 20th century