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Hannah Arendt: Politics, History and Citizenship
Phillip Hansen
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Paperback. The new study provides a fresh and timely reassessment of the political philosophy of Hannah Arendt. While analysing the central themes of Arendt's work, Phillip Hansen also shows that her work makes a significant contribution to contemporary debates. Series: Key Contemporary Thinkers. Num Pages: 269 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 386.
The new study provides a fresh and timely reassessment of the political philosophy of Hannah Arendt. While analysing the central themes of Arendt's work, Phillip Hansen also shows that her work makes a significant contribution to contemporary debates. Specifically, Hansen argues that Arendt provides a powerful account of what it means to think and act politically. This account can establish the grounds for a contemporary citizen rationality in the face of threat to a genuine politics.
The new study provides a fresh and timely reassessment of the political philosophy of Hannah Arendt. While analysing the central themes of Arendt's work, Phillip Hansen also shows that her work makes a significant contribution to contemporary debates. Specifically, Hansen argues that Arendt provides a powerful account of what it means to think and act politically. This account can establish the grounds for a contemporary citizen rationality in the face of threat to a genuine politics.
Amoung other issues, Hansen discusses Arendt's conception of history and historical action; her account of politics and of the distinction between public and ... Read more
The book is a balanced and opportune reappraisal of Arendt's contributions to social and political theory. It will be welcomed by students and scholars in politics, sociology and philosophy.
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Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
269
Condition
New
Series
Key Contemporary Thinkers
Number of Pages
269
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745604886
SKU
V9780745604886
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About Phillip Hansen
Phillip Hansen is Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Regina, Canada.
Reviews for Hannah Arendt: Politics, History and Citizenship
'The twentieth century opened and closed with two towering figures in German political thought: Max Weber and Jurgen Habermas. Hannah Arendt, hersef a towering figure, stands between them. Phillip Hansen's fresh and searching intrduction to her political thought explains why.' John Keane, University of Westminster 'Hansen situates himself in the field of tension between Arendt and the Left and ... Read more