Name: On Revolution (Penguin Classics) (in English)
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Author: Hannah Arendt
ISBN: 9780143039907

portada On Revolution (Penguin Classics) (in English)

Type

Physical Book

Author

Hannah Arendt

Introduction by

Jonathan Schell

Publisher

Penguin Group

Year

2006

Language

English

Pages

368

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

19.6 x 13.0 x 1.5 cm

Weight

0.27 kg.

ISBN

0143039903

ISBN13

9780143039907

Edition No.

N/A

Synopsis "On Revolution (Penguin Classics) (in English)"

A unique and fascinating look at violent political change by one of the most profound thinkers of the twentieth century and the author of Eichmann in Jerusalem and The Origins of Totalitarianism Hannah Arendt's penetrating observations on the modern world, based on a profound knowledge of the past, have been fundamental to our understanding of our political landscape. On Revolution is her classic exploration of a phenomenon that has reshaped the globe. From the eighteenth-century rebellions in America and France to the explosive changes of the twentieth century, Arendt traces the changing face of revolution and its relationship to war while underscoring the crucial role such events will play in the future. Illuminating and prescient, this timeless work will fascinate anyone who seeks to decipher the forces that shape our tumultuous age.

Hannah Arendt

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(Hannover, Alemania, 1906 - Nueva York, Estados Unidos, 1975) Arendt se ha erigido, como uno de los puntos de referencia fundamentales para el conocimiento de la filosofía política. Nacida en Hannover, estudió en Marburgo, Friburgo y Heidelberg, donde se graduó en Filosofía. En 1933, cuando los nazis ocuparon el poder, emigró a París. Más tarde se instaló en Estados Unidos, donde dirigió la Conferencia sobre las Relaciones Judías (1944-1946) y también la Jewish Cultural Reconstruction Inc. Fue catedrática en la Universidad de Chicago y enseñó asimismo en Columbia, Princeton y Berkeley.

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