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Hanna Arendt

Hannah Arendt (1906-1975) was one of the towering thinkers of the 20th century. In an age when totalitarian regimes attempted to demolish any trace of human individuality, she emerged as a dauntless defender of individual freedom and dignity. Driven by uncompromising independence, she spoke of fundamental problems in the modern world. But not only did Hannah Arendt challenge totalitarian regimes, she pointed to dangerous tendencies in movements fighting for the best of causes. She was the female thinker who criticised feminism. She was the antiracist who opposed the despatch of federal troops to stop racial segregation and force the integration of coloured children. She was the Jewess who fell out with Zionists because she warned against the founding of the state of Israel.

This book is an introduction to the thinking of this highly controversial and important woman.

"We cannot but recommend this thorough book" (Dagbladet)

First published: 2001, Universitsforlaget
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