{"product_id":"hannah-arendt-simon-swift-9780415425865","title":"Hannah Arendt","description":"\u003cp\u003eHannah Arendt's work offers a powerful critical engagement with the cultural and philosophical crises of mid-twentieth-century Europe. Her idea of the banality of evil, made famous after her report on the trial of the Nazi war criminal, Adolf Eichmann, remains controversial to this day.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn the face of 9\/11 and the 'war on terror', Arendt's work on the politics of freedom and the rights of man in a democratic state are especially relevant. Her impassioned plea for the creation of a public sphere through free, critical thinking and dialogue provides a significant resource for contemporary thought. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCovering her key ideas from \u003cem\u003eThe Origins of Totalitarianism\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Human Condition\u003c\/em\u003e as well as some of her less well-known texts, and focussing in detail on Arendt's idea of storytelling, this guide brings Arendt's work into the twenty-first century while helping students to understand its urgent relevance for the contemporary world. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Simon Swift\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0415425867\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415425865\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/06\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.60h x 5.00w x 0.70d","brand":"Simon Swift","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43946601480447,"sku":"9780415425865","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_07088823-83cd-41c1-9fd3-64cdc70abd72.jpg?v=1681514069","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/hannah-arendt-simon-swift-9780415425865","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}