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On revolution /

Hannah Arendt’s penetrating observations on the modern world, based on a profound knowledge of the past, have been fundamental to our understanding of our political landscape. On Revolution is her classic exploration of a phenomenon that has reshaped the globe. From the eighteenth-century rebellions...

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Main Author: Arendt, Hannah, 1906-1975.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Penguin Books, 2006.
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245 1 0 |a On revolution /  |c Hannah Arendt ; introduction by Jonathan Schell. 
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300 |a xxix, 336 p. ;  |c 20 cm. 
500 |a Originally published: New York : Viking Press, c1963. 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references (p. [317]-324) and index. 
505 0 |a War and revolution -- The meaning of revolution -- The social question -- The pursuit of happiness -- Foundation I: libertatis -- Foundation II: Novus Ordo Saeclorum -- The revolutionary tradition and its lost treasure. 
520 |a Hannah Arendt’s penetrating observations on the modern world, based on a profound knowledge of the past, have been fundamental to our understanding of our political landscape. On Revolution is her classic exploration of a phenomenon that has reshaped the globe. From the eighteenth-century rebellions in America and France to the explosive changes of the twentieth century, Arendt traces the changing face of revolution and its relationship to war while underscoring the crucial role such events will play in the future. Illuminating and prescient, this timeless work will fascinate anyone who seeks to decipher the forces that shape our tumultuous age. 
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