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In reply to the discussion: What political books are an absolute must-read for DUers? [View all]milestogo
(16,829 posts)10. The Origins of Totalitarianism by Hannah Arendt (1951)
Arendt's first major book was titled The Origins of Totalitarianism (1951), which traced the roots of Stalinism and Nazism in both antisemitism and imperialism. In it, Arendt argues that totalitarianism was a "novel form of government," different from other forms of tyranny in that it applied terror to subjugate mass populations rather than just political adversaries.[25] The book was opposed by some on the Left on the grounds that it presented the two movements as equally tyrannical. She further contends that Jewry was not the operative factor in the Holocaust, but merely a convenient proxy. Totalitarianism in Germany was, in the end, about terror and consistency, not eradicating Jews only.
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OVERTHROW by Stephen Kinzer. history of foreign gov'ts US overthrew from Hawaii forward
yurbud
Jan 2017
#13
F.A. Hayek's "The Road to Serfdom," Buckley's "God and Man at Yale" show how F-ed New Reps are.
TheBlackAdder
Jan 2017
#21