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Pre-Modernity, Totalitarianism And The Non-Banality Of Evil: A Comparison Of Germany, Spain, Sweden And France

By Steven Saxonberg

Book information

Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Year
2019
ISBN
3030281949, 9783030281946, 9783030281953
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
3 MB (2675530 bytes)
Pages
305\305
Time added
2019-10-24 14:00:46
Evil ActsNon-Banality Of EvilReligion and Societytotalitarism

Description

This book provides a comparative and historical analysis of totalitarianism and considers why Spain became totalitarian during its inquisition but not France; and why Germany became totalitarian during the previous century, but not Sweden. The author pushes the concept of totalitarianism back into the pre-modern period and challenges Hannah Arendt’s notion of the banality of evil. Instead, he presents an alternative framework that can explain why some states become totalitarian and why they induce people to commit evil acts. Front Matter ....Pages i-ix Introduction (Steven Saxonberg)....Pages 1-33 Cases of Totalitarianism (Steven Saxonberg)....Pages 35-50 Explaining Evilness (Steven Saxonberg)....Pages 51-77 France and the Non-Totalitarian Inquisition (Steven Saxonberg)....Pages 79-111 Spain: Pre-Modern Totalitarianism (Steven Saxonberg)....Pages 113-152 Sweden (Steven Saxonberg)....Pages 153-203 Nazi Germany and Non-Banal Evilness (Steven Saxonberg)....Pages 205-285 The End? (Steven Saxonberg)....Pages 287-295 Back Matter ....Pages 297-303

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