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Hannah Arendt: An Introduction
John McGowan
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Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 149 x 226 x 11. Weight in Grams: 282.
An informative and lively book about one of the foremost political thinkers of our time.
Hannah Arendt was one of this century’s leading political theorists and most controversial public intellectuals. Her work challenges received opinions about politics and cherished conceptions of modernity. Firmly 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.
The book is organized around three central Arendtian themes: the unfolding of identity through political action, the modern assault on a richly pluralistic world, and the effort to comprehend evil. Arendt was both a ... Read moreBriskly written, McGowan’s book serves Arendt’s complex thought well while also rendering it accessible, demonstrating the unity of Arendt’s career and the continuing relevance of her concerns. Readers new to Arendt as well as those intimately familiar with her work will be intrigued and enlightened by this comprehensive and authoritative introduction. Show LessProduct Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Number of Pages
216
Place of Publication
Minnesota, United States
ISBN
9780816630707
SKU
V9780816630707
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About John McGowan
John McGowan is professor of English and comparative literature at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He is also coeditor, with Craig Calhoun, of Hannah Arendt and the Meaning of Politics (Minnesota, 1997).
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