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Hannah ArendtThe Origins of Totalitarianism
Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1951A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more.
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Describe modern examples of antisemitism and compare their origins and outcomes to the antisemitism Arendt details in Part 1.
How does Arendt contrast race-thinking with racism? How does this align with or differ from modern thinking about racism?
Throughout the book, Arendt explores key qualifiers of totalitarian movements, totalitarian rulers, and imperialism. What modern examples of these qualifiers can be found? What are/will be the consequences of these modern examples?
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