The Origins of Totalitarianism

How could such a book speak so powerfully to our present moment? The short answer is that we, too, live in dark times. Hannah Arendt's chilling analysis of the conditions that led to the Nazi and Soviet totalitarian regimes is a warning from history about the fragility of freedom, exploring how propaganda, scapegoats, terror, and political isolation all aided the slide toward total domination. A non-fiction bookend to Nineteen Eighty-Four. The political theorist who wrote about the Nazis and the 'banality of evil' has become a surprise bestseller.