Hannah Arendt
A Reinterpretation of her Political Thought

A reinterpretation of the political thought of Hannah Arendt, strengthening Arendt's claim to be regarded as one of the most significant political thinkers of the twentieth century.

Margaret Canovan (Author)

9780521477734, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 24 June 1994

312 pages
22.8 x 15.2 x 2.3 cm, 0.467 kg

'Margaret Canovan, who has written on Arendt before, now gives us a beautifully composed and mature account of her political thought as a whole, drawing extensively on unpublished sources to illuminate major works such as The Origins of Totalitarianism and The Human Condition.' The Times Literary Supplement

Hannah Arendt is one of the most original and controversial political thinkers of the twentieth century. Margaret Canovan argues that much of the published work on Arendt has been flawed by serious misunderstandings, arising from a failure to see her work in its proper context. This reinterpretation will surely strengthen Arendt's status as one of the most significant political thinkers of the twentieth century.

1. Introduction
2. The Origins of Totalitarianism
3. 'Totalitarian Elements in Marxism'
4. The Human Condition
5. Morals and politics in a post-totalitarian age
6. A new republicanism
7. Philosophy and politics
8. Conclusion.

Subject Areas: History of ideas [JFCX]