Arendt and America /
King, Richard H.,
Arendt and America / Richard H. King. - vii, 412 pages ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
9780226311494 (cloth : alk. paper)
2015011456
Arendt, Hannah, 1906-1975.
Political scientists--United States--Biography.
United States--History--20th century.
JC251.A74 / K56 2015
320.5
Arendt and America / Richard H. King. - vii, 412 pages ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
9780226311494 (cloth : alk. paper)
2015011456
Arendt, Hannah, 1906-1975.
Political scientists--United States--Biography.
United States--History--20th century.
JC251.A74 / K56 2015
320.5