The Origins of Totalitarianism

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'How could such a book speak so powerfully to our present moment? The short answer is that we, too, live in dark times' Washington Post. Hannah Arendt's chilling analysis of the conditions that led to the Nazi and Soviet totalitarian regimes is a warning from history about the fragility of freedom, exploring how propaganda, scapegoats, terror and political isolation all aided the slide towards total domination. 'A non-fiction bookend to Nineteen Eighty-Four' The New York Times' The political theorist who wrote about the Nazis and the 'banality of evil' has become a surprise bestseller' Guardian Cover Title About the Author Preface to the First Edition Preface to Part One: Antisemitism Preface to Part Two: Imperialism Preface to Part Three: Totalitarianism Part One: ANTISEMITISM 1. Antisemitism as an Outrage to Common Sense 2. The Jews, the Nation-State, and the Birth of Antisemitism 3. The Jews and Society 4. The Dreyfus Affair Part Two: IMPERIALISM 5. The Political Emancipation of the Bourgeoisie 6. Race-Thinking Before Racism 7. Race and Bureaucracy 8. Continental Imperialism: the Pan-Movements 9. The Decline of the Nation-State and the End of the Rights of Man Part Three: TOTALITARIANISM 10. A Classless Society 11. The Totalitarian Movement 12. Totalitarianism in Power 13. Ideology and Terror: A Novel Form of Government Bibliography Copyright