The Works of Hannah Arendt. Including [The Origins of Totalitarianism, The Human Condition, Between Past and Future, On Revolution, Eichmann in Jerusalem, Men In Dark Times, On Revolution].

Arendt, Hannah

Published by New York

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First editions of the works of Hannah Arendt. Octavo, 7 volumes, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panel, gilt inner dentelles stamp-signed by the Harcourt Bindery, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. An exceptional set. Hannah Arendt was a historian and philosopher, who was one of the most influential political theorists of the twentieth century. Her works cover a broad range of topics, but she is best known for those dealing with the nature of wealth, power, and evil, as well as politics, direct democracy, authority, tradition, and totalitarianism. She is also remembered for the controversy surrounding the trial of Adolf Eichmann, for her attempt to explain how ordinary people become actors in totalitarian systems, which was considered by some an apologia, and for the phrase "the banality of evil." Her name appears in the names of journals, schools, scholarly prizes, humanitarian prizes, think-tanks, and streets; appears on stamps and monuments; and is attached to other cultural and institutional markers that commemorate her thought.

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• Title: The Works of Hannah Arendt. Including [The Origins of Totalitarianism, The Human Condition, Between Past and Future, On Revolution, Eichmann in Jerusalem, Men In Dark Times, On Revolution].
• Publisher: New York
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
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