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The Origins of Totalitarianism

Name: The Origins of Totalitarianism
Author: Hannah Arendt

by Hannah Arendt

1951•Documentary•527 pages

Taste attributes: documentaryhistoricalpoliticalslowfresh & originalunsavouryheavyrealisticintricatelinearbig & variedemotive & stirringsocial commentaryinjustice/tragedy/vengeance

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Boxlist takeA grounded, serious non-fiction book: stirring and slow-burning. Best if you like real life over fantasy.

Taste details

Pace: slow · Originality: fresh · Tone: dark · Weight: very heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: intricate · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

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Hannah Arendt's definitive work on totalitarianism and an essential component of any study of twentieth-century political history

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

DocumentaryHistoricalPoliticalSocial commentaryInjustice/tragedy/vengeance

Subjects

AntisemitismImperialismTotalitarianismPhilosophy, germanTotalitarismeHistoireJuifsPolitical science

Details

Author: Hannah Arendt
Published: 1951
Pages: 527
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Source: Open Library

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