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The Banality of Evil: Hannah Arendt and 'The Final Solution'
Author(s): Bernard J. Bergen (Author)
- Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
- Publication Date: 6 Aug. 1998
- Edition: First Edition
- Language: English
- Print length: 188 pages
- ISBN-10: 0847692108
- ISBN-13: 9780847692101
Book Description
Editorial Reviews
Review
Bernard Bergen has written a thoughtful, clear inquiry into the key concepts and interpretations that make up Hannah Arendt”s theory of totalitarianism. He approaches her Eichmann in Jerusalem with rare balance of judgment and sensitivity. — Elisabeth Young-Bruehl, Haverford College; author of Anna Freud: A Biography
The Banality of Evil …is interesting exploration of Arendt”s thought. …it is worth considering seriously.
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