origins of totalitarianism

A classic study of the origins of modern totalitarian states, with an emphasis of the examples of Hitler and Stalin. The role played by antisemitism (or similar philosophies of hate) and the concentration camp system in these modern dictatorships is also discussed. Arendt further relates the effects of modern antisemitism, racial antisemitism, and imperialism on the development of totalitarian governments.

Available Open Library, Fisher Library, UNSW