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Hannah Arendt and the Negro Question
Kathryn T. Gines
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Description for Hannah Arendt and the Negro Question
Paperback. Focuses on Hannah Arendt's reaction to the desegregation of Little Rock schools, to laws making mixed marriages illegal, and to the growing civil rights movement in the south. Num Pages: 194 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 11. Weight in Grams: 250.
While acknowledging Hannah Arendt's keen philosophical and political insights, Kathryn T. Gines claims that there are some problematic assertions and oversights regarding Arendt's treatment of the Negro question. Gines focuses on Arendt's reaction to the desegregation of Little Rock schools, to laws making mixed marriages illegal, and to the growing civil rights movement in the south. Reading them alongside Arendt's writings on revolution, the human condition, violence, and responses to the Eichmann war crimes trial, Gines provides a systematic analysis of anti-black racism in Arendt's work.
While acknowledging Hannah Arendt's keen philosophical and political insights, Kathryn T. Gines claims that there are some problematic assertions and oversights regarding Arendt's treatment of the Negro question. Gines focuses on Arendt's reaction to the desegregation of Little Rock schools, to laws making mixed marriages illegal, and to the growing civil rights movement in the south. Reading them alongside Arendt's writings on revolution, the human condition, violence, and responses to the Eichmann war crimes trial, Gines provides a systematic analysis of anti-black racism in Arendt's work.
Product Details
Publisher
Indiana University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Weight
250g
Number of Pages
194
Place of Publication
Bloomington, IN, United States
ISBN
9780253011718
SKU
V9780253011718
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About Kathryn T. Gines
Kathryn T. Gines is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at the Pennsylvania State University. She is editor (with Donna-Dale L. Marcano) of Convergences: Black Feminism and Continental Philosophy and a founder of the journal Critical Philosophy of Race.
Reviews for Hannah Arendt and the Negro Question
On the whole, Hannah Arendt and the Negro Question offers a wealth of research that will be valuable to scholars and graduate students interested in how racial bias operates in Arendt's major works. Gines's writing style is lucid and to the point, and her engagement with secondary sources is comprehensive.
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