On Love and Tyranny: The Life and Politics of Hannah Arendt

The life of Hannah Arendt spans a crucial chapter in the history of the world, a period that witnessed the rise of Nazi Germany and global conflict, a time when our ideas about humanity and its value, its guilt and responsibility, were thrown into turmoil. Arendt's thinking is closely entwined with her life and the wisdom she drew from encounters with evil, but also from love, exile, statelessness, and longing. This strikingly original work moves from political themes that continue to consu...