Hannah Arendt came up with ideas for “The Origins of Totalitarianism” while observing Hitler. Adolf Hitler projected his own narrative into his campaign speeches, giving his followers a coherent story ...

Immediately following the publication of her acclaimed The Origins of Totalitarianism, in 1951, Hannah Arendt (1906-75) embarked on preparing, but never completed, a new book titled Totalitarian ...

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Sales of Hannah Arendt’s The Origins of Totalitarianism (1951) rocketed when Donald Trump won the 2016 US presidential election. Nearly a year into the second Trump administration – and 50 years since ...

“Hannah Arendt: Facing Tyranny,” part of PBS’s “American Masters” series, is two films, really. One is a documentary about the political thinker, best known for her books “The Origins of ...

Tania Bruguera, artist and activist, reads from Hannah Arendt's "Elements and Origins of Totalitarianism" before a press event for her performance "Where Your Ideas Become Civic Actions (100 Hours ...

Nearly every day someone or other on my social media feeds will share the same quote by Hannah Arendt. It reads: “This constant lying is not aimed at making the people believe a lie, but at ensuring ...

Christopher J. Finlay has previously received funding from the British Academy and from the Leverhulme Trust. Sales of Hannah Arendt’s The Origins of Totalitarianism (1951) rocketed when Donald Trump ...

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