Hannah Arendt

<p>Hannah Arendt's work offers a powerful critical engagement with the cultural and philosophical crises of mid-twentieth-century Europe. Her idea of the banality of evil made famous after her report on the trial of the Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann remains controversial to this day.</p><p>In the face of 9/11 and the 'war on terror' Arendt's work on the politics of freedom and the rights of man in a democratic state are especially relevant. Her impassioned plea for the creation of a public sphere through free critical thinking and dialogue provides a significant resource for contemporary thought. </p><p>Covering her key ideas from <em>The Origins of Totalitarianism</em> and <em>The Human Condition</em> as well as some of her less well-known texts and focussing in detail on Arendt's idea of storytelling this guide brings Arendt's work into the twenty-first century while helping students to understand its urgent relevance for the contemporary world. </p>