02476nam 2200565Ia 450 991045738500332120200520144314.00-8166-8875-3(CKB)1000000000346994(EBL)310414(OCoLC)476094425(SSID)ssj0000168754(PQKBManifestationID)11177296(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000168754(PQKBWorkID)10211200(PQKB)11050638(MiAaPQ)EBC310414(OCoLC)191952851(MdBmJHUP)muse39206(Au-PeEL)EBL310414(CaPaEBR)ebr10159538(CaONFJC)MIL523419(EXLCZ)99100000000034699419970513d1998 ub 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrHannah Arendt[electronic resource] an introduction /John McGowanMinneapolis University of Minnesota Pressc19981 online resource (210 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8166-3070-4 0-8166-3069-0 Includes bibliographical references (p. 185-188) and index.Contents; Acknowledgments; A Note on Usage and References; 1. Origins: Arendt's Life and Coming to Terms with Totalitarianism; 2. Politics as Identity-Disclosing Action; 3. Understanding and Judging the Reality of Evil; 4. Arendt Now; Notes; References; For Further Reading; IndexFirmly locating Arendt's ideas in the context of our times, John McGowan here offers a clear, concise overview of Arendt's work and its continuing importance. Explaining the theoretical and philosophical convictions that stood behind Arendt's various-and often controversial-interventions in contemporary affairs, McGowan explores the new ways of thinking that Arendt's work opens up regarding current issues such as human rights, identity politics, and participatory democracy. A concluding chapter connects Arendt's thought to contemporary social theory and today's political debates.Political scienceElectronic books.Political science.320.5/092McGowan John1953-223640MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910457385003321Hannah Arendt2448055UNINA