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The Origins of Totalitarianism

Hannah Arendt

Recommended by 3 people on the record.

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Carissa Véliz recommends it
Though published in 1951 and focused on the rise of Nazism and Stalinism, The Origins of Totalitarianism is extremely relevant today and to some degree prophetic.

on fivebooks.com · 13 May 2026 · Report

Ruth Ben-Ghiat recommends it
Your readers may be familiar with The Origins of Totalitarianism and her historical genealogies of the main components of Nazism, which begin with the imperial mindset and imperial methods of repression during the colonial period.

on fivebooks.com · 1 Jun 2019 · Report

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