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Pre-Modernity, Totalitarianism and the Non-Banality of Evil, 1st ed. 2019
A Comparison of Germany, Spain, Sweden and France
Author: Saxonberg Steven
Language: EnglishSubjects for Pre-Modernity, Totalitarianism and the Non-Banality of Evil:
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totalitarianism in Spain; totalitarianism in Germany; totalitarianism in Sweden; totalitarianism in France; evil acts; Hannah Arendt; banality of evil; Spanish Inquisition; French Inquisition; Nazi Germany; Holocaust; evilness; anti-Semitism; social exclusion; nationalism; racism; pre-modern totalitarianism; totalitarian regimes; authoritarian regimes; religion and society
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Add to cart the book of Saxonberg StevenPublication date: 11-2020
303 p. · 14.8x21 cm · Paperback
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This book provides a comparative and historical analysis of totalitarianism and considers why Spain became totalitarian during its inquisition but not France; and why Germany became totalitarian during the previous century, but not Sweden. The author pushes the concept of totalitarianism back into the pre-modern period and challenges Hannah Arendt?s notion of the banality of evil. Instead, he presents an alternative framework that can explain why some states become totalitarian and why they induce people to commit evil acts.
Steven Saxonberg is a professor in the Institute of European Studies, Faculty of Social Studies, Comenius University in Bratislava, Slovakia, and the Institute of Public Policy and Social Work, Masaryk University in Brno, Czech Republic. He has done research at the Centre for Social and Economic Strategies, Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic.
Argues against Arendt’s ‘banality of evil’ thesis from a theoretical perspective
Compares regimes to consider why they become totalitarian
Demonstrates that totalitarianism is not purely a modern phenomenon
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